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Hawthorne set to open

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June 20, 2007 Send To A Friend  | Print View

Hawthorne Race Course launches its six weeks of harness racing Friday, June 22, and kicks off its stakes program on Saturday evening, when two $60,000 races for 3-year-old pacers, the Chicago for colts and the Lady Chicago for fillies.
 
The Chicago and Lady Chicago are new introductions to the stakes schedule, and Racing Secretary Billy Perkins is hopeful these races can become a staple for the summer meet.
 
“We wanted to start something special for the 3 year olds, and we think this can take off,” Perkins said. As for the names of the stakes, Perkins offered this: “Hawthorne is Chicago racing.  I think it’s significant that a potentially important race have an appropriate title.”
 
There will be 15 stakes races during the meet, none with a richer history than the $100,000 Erwin F. Dygert Memorial Open Trot. This prestigious mid-summer classic, named for the founder of the Hawthorne harness meet will have its 34th renewal on July 21. Preliminary eliminations will be held on July 14. Also on the calendar is the $100,000 Robert F. Carey Jr. Memorial Pace on Aug. 4.
 
Hawthorne President and General Manager Tim Carey is confident this could be a memorable summer meet. "We have enjoyed a 35 year history of hosting harness racing action with outstanding horses and the full quarter-mile stretch," said Carey. "With the entertainment and promotional packages we have put together, I don’t think you’ll find a better evening out.”
 
Live racing will be conducted Tuesday through Sunday.  Post time will be 7:20 pm; 6:30 pm on Sundays only. 
 
Hawthorne’s harness meet will offer a new wager this year, The Place Pick Nine, and will be identical to the bet offered during the spring.  Superfecta wagering will also be available in all races that do not begin a Pick Four, provided it has a minimum of seven separate betting interests comprising the body of the race. (Hawthorne press release)

 


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