Hawthorne Race Course will not conduct live Thoroughbred racing in the spring of 2020 while it builds casino and sports-betting facilities, leaving a nearly four-month gap in the Chicago-area schedule.
“This is going to be a hardship for Thoroughbred horsemen,” said David McCaffrey, executive director of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association. “But it’s a short-term pain, long-term gain situation and Hawthorne has pledged to work with us to while we get through it.”
“It’s a hardship and our members will have to do some creative planning,” he said.
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