Hawthorne sold! Announcement coming by 3/31!

[hasbeen]

New owners at Hawthorne. Deal contingent on lawsuits and liens being settled against Carey family vs. contractors who got stiffed.
Once deal is completed, racino coming with specified set aside of profits for purses. This is good news for the horsemen.
Could be a case of too little, too late but the sentiment is something is better than nothing.

[Lugnuts]

That place should have shuttered 5 years ago

[rainman2]

That place should have shuttered 5 years ago

For harness racing or thoroughbred racing?

[SPREE2015]

FAKE NEWS

[racing123]

i'm hearing rumblings this is true...more to come in the next few weeks

[LUCPARK]

TIM CAREY IS THE BIGGEST ASSHOLE IN RACING

COMPLETLY USELESS

NOW HE LOST SIGNALS FROM ANYTHING THTAT CHURCHILL DOWNS SIMULCASTS   THEY DONT PAY ANYBODY.

 THEY TELEVISE 3 RACE TRACKS NOW WDF HOW AS THIS BEEN ALLOWED BY IHHA AND IRB

IM PRAYING THE ASSHOLE SELLS TO SOME CASINO  PROFESSIONALS ,,

BUT I DOUBT IT..

[luker2453]

Hawthorne has been pulling the wool over everybody's eyes for years.  I'll say that this is it.  Their first card for this Sunday only drew 53 horses for 7 races, not good!  T-
Breds.

[racing123]

TIM CAREY IS THE BIGGEST ASSHOLE IN RACING

COMPLETLY USELESS

NOW HE LOST SIGNALS FROM ANYTHING THTAT CHURCHILL DOWNS SIMULCASTS   THEY DONT PAY ANYBODY.

 THEY TELEVISE 3 RACE TRACKS NOW WDF HOW AS THIS BEEN ALLOWED BY IHHA AND IRB

IM PRAYING THE ASSHOLE SELLS TO SOME CASINO  PROFESSIONALS ,,

BUT I DOUBT IT..

The latest Hawthorne debacle - they owe Roberts Communications so much ( the satellite provider used to show the simulcast signals ) that Roberts cut them off. Hawthorne then contracted with some nickel dime provider and if you've been to a Hawthorne OTB during the last few weeks, I'm sure you noticed the screens freezing during the simulcast...I was at Villa Park Sunday night...EVERY Northfield race we couldn't see because of freezing screens....and this is happening at ALL their OTBs..

[balmoralfan]

Hawthorne deal in the works. Being sold to people already in the casino/gambling/slots biz. Deal will include a portion of profits sunk into purses. New owners will commit to deals withi thoroughbred and harness factions. 

[LUCPARK]

I HOPE YOUR RIGHT BALMORAL FAN

SO MANY ILLINOS   GUYS INCLUDING MYSELF WANNA COME AND RACE IN OUR HOME STATE ..

IM KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED

BUT IM VERY SKEPTICAL,,

 

[luker2453]

Lucparc, you have reason to be skeptical, I give Hawthorne a 10% chance of being around in 2026.

[xfl33]

Also skeptical of this….we saw what happened to Arlington when sold out. That place might just turn to being a casino full time

[GOAT]

Remember the glory days of the Arlington Million and then Sportsman's Park at night. Never to return!!!!!

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Any truth to the rumor that t-bred owners are involved, or the the t-bred horsemen/association are going in as a partner? Not sure how the compliance and licensing would work out, but it's a good idea. Not surprised it's the t-bred and not the s-bred owners/horsemen. Nothing new there. The s-bred people are always last to the table or not invited at all, and when they are, they get outgunned every single time. It's too bad they haven't learned there lesson.

[xfl33]

Just hope the New Owner can allow a new racetrack to be built for Harness…and get rid of that bill with 35 mile radius