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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: davenchop on May 17, 2026, 10:46:13 AM

Title: Balmoral
Post by: davenchop on May 17, 2026, 10:46:13 AM: news out that balmoral park has burned to the ground just this morning...?????
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: Sweet on May 17, 2026, 11:00:57 AM: Rocky is in KY, I have his alibi and pic of his shoes there too ngc3

Who gets the insurance check ngc3

I'd look there first ngc3
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: JT on May 17, 2026, 11:05:59 AM: Exactly.. Who gets the insurance $
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/crews-battling-large-fire-vacant-135350483.html
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: slivercharm on May 17, 2026, 11:16:12 AM: Quote from: davenchop on May 17, 2026, 10:46:13 AM
news out that balmoral park has burned to the ground just this morning...?????

Not yet but soon been on fire all morning can see it and smell it for miles
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: Bernie Madoff on May 17, 2026, 12:51:34 PM: It's called Jewish lightning.
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: Horseradish on May 17, 2026, 07:18:32 PM: Quote from: slivercharm on May 17, 2026, 11:16:12 AM
Not yet but soon been on fire all morning can see it and smell it for miles

You could smell what the Rock was cookin ??
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: carl baldwin on May 17, 2026, 08:01:54 PM: Quote from: Bernie Madoff on May 17, 2026, 12:51:34 PM
It's called Jewish lightning.
Greek Lighting.
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: GOAT on May 17, 2026, 08:17:11 PM: My guess it was maybe homeless/squatters living on the property? Anyway it's sad as I use to go there all the time for live racing. Let's burn down Hawthorne next and then no live racing in Chicago ever again.
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: LUCPARK on May 17, 2026, 08:31:34 PM: Quote from: GOAT on May 17, 2026, 08:17:11 PM
My guess it was maybe homeless/squatters living on the property? Anyway it's sad as I use to go there all the time for live racing. Let's burn down Hawthorne next and then no live racing in Chicago ever again.
lets light up carey... ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: Janny on May 18, 2026, 11:39:19 AM: Arsonnopolous
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: beale on May 21, 2026, 01:54:06 AM: Balmoral Park 21 LLC is a real estate holding company owned by southwest suburban businessman Radomir Dobrasinovic. The entity is primarily known for purchasing the historic, 200-acre Balmoral Park racetrack property (located at 26435 S Dixie Hwy in Crete, Illinois) out of bankruptcy.You can track local zoning, planning commission developments, and property news using the Village of Crete Official Website or view detailed regional reporting on the Chicago Tribune.A breakdown of the company and the Balmoral Park property's status:The Property AcquisitionPurcha se: Dobrasinovic purchased the former Balmoral harness racing track—which was later converted into an equestrian facility—to utilize the sprawling space for his regional trucking and transport companies.Initial Proposals: Soon after the 2021 purchase, Balmoral Park 21 LLC sought approval from the Crete Township Plan Commission to use sections of the 200-acre property for truck-related parking and intermodal operations.Zoning Pushback: The proposal to park semi-trucks on the site met with local resistance from nearby residents and the township, stalling the rezoning of the land.
Link below from 2021 Daily Southtown

https://edition.pagesuite.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=0b0d3449-a66b-49b3-a0db-d1d5f78c9ab9
Title: Re: Balmoral
Post by: seen2much on May 21, 2026, 08:40:03 PM: Back in its day Balmoral was a good track to bet. That had a young Tetrick, Andy Miller, Morgan, Magee, & others too. The horse quality was decent too.