Judge Approves $800K for Payment of Hawthorne Purses
A bankruptcy judge has OK'd the release of $800,000 in overdue purse money to Hawthorne Race Course horsemen.
Hawthorne Bankruptcy Judge Orders Immediate Release of $800,000 in Unpaid Purses
The judge handling the Hawthorne Race Course bankruptcy case has ordered the immediate release of $800,000 in unpaid purse money while establishing a process to determine a final administrative claim of up to $1.1 million. Together with a separate $200,000…
Bankrupt Hawthorne Applies for 2027 Live Racing Dates
Hawthorne Race Course, bankrupt and one deadline away from being sold for demolition, has applied for 2027 racing dates.
In Midst of Bankruptcy Sale and Abrupt End to ’26 Racing Season, Hawthorne Applies for ’27 Dates
Hawthorne Race Course, whose management abruptly and prematurely ended the 2026 racing season two weeks ago, then mandated that backstretch residents vacate the property in advance of a pending Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale, has applied for 2027 race dates with…
Horsemen Seek New Way to Collect after Hawthorne Reports Negative Purse Account Balance
The Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (ITHA) on Wednesday launched a renewed effort to get paid more than $1.3 million in unpaid purse money from Hawthorne Race Course. The Stickney, Illinois track, owned by Chicago's Carey family for the last 117…
Judge OKs Sale Order for Bankrupt Hawthorne
A bankruptcy judge has agreed to an order authorizing the sale of bankrupt Hawthorne Race Course to a developer. An Aug. 31 closing hinges on relocating horses and backstretch workers.
Hawthorne Backstretch Facing Aug. 31 Clear-Out Date In Bankruptcy Sale
The court-approved $90-million bankruptcy sale of Hawthorne Race Course to a non-racing entity edged closer to a proposed closing after a Friday hearing that got continued to a later date, with humans and horses now increasingly likely to face an…
Hawthorne Bankruptcy Hearing Continued To Wednesday
The July 20 hearing for a federal bankruptcy judge to approve the $90-million sale of Hawthorne Race Course to a non-racing entity stretched into a sometimes-contentious, day-long affair that will be continued on Wednesday, July 22, according to the court's…
Hawthorne Horsemen Hit with Triple Bankruptcy Whammy
The July 20 Hawthorne Race Course bankruptcy hearing provided a triple whammy for horsemen: Racing is over; there is no money to pay some $1 million in purses due to them; and they have to clear out from their backstretch…
Questions About Hawthorne Shutdown Are Left to Court
With no savior in sight for Hawthorne Race Course, the Illinois Racing Board has canceled its July 22 meeting; next steps in track shutdown are up to the bankruptcy judge.