An IHHA town hall meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, January 8 at 6pm Because of the recent issues with bounced checks at Hawthorne, please join us for an update Thursday, January 8 at 6pm. The Illinois Racing Board is requesting documentation on this situation. Follow this link IllinoisHarnessBadChecks to submit your information.
Monday, January 5th Update.
The Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association will be taking nominations for induction into the Illinois Harness Racing Hall of Fame and we need your help.
Pete Leu Passes Away. Click here for more.
Starting this Saturday, January 3, our Hawthorne races will have a first post of 3pm. There was some moderate success in moving our first post in December to 1pm, so we will now adjust that to 3pm with the hope of even better results. Thanks for all the support.
The 2026 IHHA membership applications are now available
As in previous years, the IHHA is offering free programs for all of their races at Hawthorne starting Friday, November 7. We are scheduled to race every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the end of the year. Go to "Fans" on the homepage and see "Free Programs." Or just click this link. FREE PROGRAMS . Enjoy!
The Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We understand what a challenging year this has been for everyone. Thanks for hanging in there.
The Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association (IHHA) has been made aware that some horsemen’s payments issued by Hawthorne Race Course