IHHA Update On Recent Bounced Checks.

Dear Members,

For the second time in a matter of weeks, the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association (IHHA) has been made aware that checks issued by Hawthorne Race Course have been returned unpaid by banks. This is another embarrassing failure of Hawthorne Race Course.

To that end, we are publicly calling on Hawthorne to provide a letter from their bank TODAY stating that these returned payments are indeed a glitch in their system and not a lack of available funds in their account. We cannot take Hawthorne's word that this second round of bounced checks is an anomaly. Horsemen's livelihoods depend on this money and we are well beyond the point where we can trust what Hawthorne tells us.

Sincerely,

Jeff Davis

President

Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association