Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.

[LimeTime]

 It was great how horses would race at both tracks going back and forth-could get winners and prices out of the track change-another variable that messed with the amateurs.  Also the level of horses was just right, not junk and not  world class where was tuff to eliminate anything. And a city the size of Chicago couldnt support those tracks ? seems odd.

[The Exporter]

Just as a city , the size of NYC cant support Yonkers. Or a NYC market population of 20 million and the Meadowlands cant draw 1,000 fans. Why; because nobody cares.

[NatHillIV]

Because they didn't get a casino-racetrack partnership. 
I seriously doubt a stand-alone harness track can survive anywhere.
Just like an NFL team can't survive without taxpayers building them a stadium.

[Stan durbread]

Balmoral and Maywood are gone because the Johnson’s got caught in crossfire of Illinois government corruption. The lobbyist in the middle of the Obama senate seat scandal sold them out for a get out of jail free card

[Generation XYZ]

The sport is uninteresting to the masses. Thats why it died.

[Wild bull]

Balmoral and Maywood are gone because the Johnson’s got caught in crossfire of Illinois government corruption. The lobbyist in the middle of the Obama senate seat scandal sold them out for a get out of jail free card

who are the Johnson's I always thought it was Johnston I guess that's what I get for thinking

[Generation XYZ]

Doc Johnson, the surf board wax heirs...

[LAW AND ORDER]

Balmoral and Maywood are gone because the Johnson’s got caught in crossfire of Illinois government corruption. The lobbyist in the middle of the Obama senate seat scandal sold them out for a get out of jail free card

JOHN JOHNSTON GOT CAUGHT TRYING TO BRIBE BLAGO THE IL GOVENOR. WHEN EVERYONE WENT DOWN JOHNNY BOY WAS THE STOOL PIEGON WHO SAVED HIS OWN ASS BY TESTIFYING AGAINT EVERYONE AS THIER KEY WITNESS. WHY DO YOU THINK JONNY BOY IS STILL IN WITNESS PROTECTION SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS I HEARD.

[Stan durbread]

JOHN JOHNSTON GOT CAUGHT TRYING TO BRIBE BLAGO THE IL GOVENOR. WHEN EVERYONE WENT DOWN JOHNNY BOY WAS THE STOOL PIEGON WHO SAVED HIS OWN ASS BY TESTIFYING AGAINT EVERYONE AS THIER KEY WITNESS. WHY DO YOU THINK JONNY BOY IS STILL IN WITNESS PROTECTION SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS I HEARD.

Get your facts straight Blago took the bribe and passed the legislation to give tracks a % of casino revenue. When shit hit the fan the casinos sued the tracks and won. 75% of the money had been paid out in purses so they had to file bankruptcy

[Larry Bird Boy]

Fuck you and the Johnston family. Everyone who raced at balmoral knew what kind of scumbag pieces of shit the whole Johnston family was. Duke and Johnny were raised with a silver spoon in their mouths and couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time they were both slow and rode the short bus to school. Johnny paid blago over $100k that the FEDs could trace but they knew it was more. You need to get your facts straight. You ever wonder why blago is in jail and Johnny isn’t?  RAT & STOOL PIGEON. I’m glad someone posted where he is hiding. I hope the right people find that no good cocksucker who ruined Chicago harness racing and give the runt midget what he has coming.

[The Doctor]

I've switched to the Arlington Heights Johnnie's. Too depressing driving past Amazon distribution center, where Maywood once stood.