Racing Secretary Peter Hanley would like to remind all horsemen that stall applications for the 2016 Summer Harness Racing meet at Hawthorne Race Course are due by April 1st.
Racing will kick off on Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th which is Kentucky Derby weekend. The following week Hawthorne will move to a four day a week schedule with live racing being conducted on a Thursday thru Sunday schedule. Post time each night during the Summer meet will be 7:20 p.m. (central).
Qualifiers will be held on Wednesday morning's throughout the summer meet with the first qualifiers tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, May 4th.
The deadline for nominations to all the "Have Em Ready To Roll" late closing series races is April 15th. The entry fee for all those events is $200. More information and nomination forms can be found at www.HawthorneRaceCourse.com.
The deadline for the ICF 2yo stakes program is also April 15th. Information on that can be found on the Hawthorne website and also on the Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association website at www.harnessillinois.com
Tom Kelley