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General Category => General Harness Racing Discussion => Topic started by: careless hal on April 22, 2012, 10:03:36 AM
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Here we go again.
GREETINGS:
As you likely know, the Illinois horseracing industry may be coming to a crossroads. The state legislature will soon vote on a Gambling Expansion package which we're hopeful will allow slots at race tracks.
Such legislation will have a tremendous impact on racing at Hawthorne. Not only would we increase purses by 400% we would embark on a $150 MILLION renovation of our grandstands with new restaurants, party rooms, parking garages and state-of-the-art amenities for handicappers.
But the benefits of this legislation will go far beyond Hawthorne, creating over 20,000 NEW jobs in Illinois, generating over $1.5 BILLION in new taxes and licensing fees and creating nearly $3.5 BILLION in economic impact to the state.
Hawthorne has joined the Illinois Revenue & Jobs Alliance whose mission is to pass this legislation. And we invite you to join us:
Send an email to the Governor (click HERE, we've made it easy to do)
Contact your local legislator (you can look-up their contact info HERE)
Join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter
Sign-up for email alerts on news and quick calls-to-action
Simply visit IllinoisJobsAlliance.org to learn more
But most importantly, tell your friends and family to do the same. Several independent polls show that Illinois voters overwhelmingly support gambling expansion--particularly the addition of slots at race tracks.
On behalf of everyone at Hawthorne, thank you for your continued support!
Sincerely,
Tim Carey
President & General Manager
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Tim gets it...
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Carey's thumbsup thumbsup
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I've posted this before: The Carey family are the best friends IL harness horsemen have as track owners. I wish they had the Lion's share of the harness dates, and others had to suck hind tit. I was always treated with respect when I raced at Hawthorne.
Elsewhere... not so much.
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Tim gets it...
How did you get home before me?
You still had to get Kelli out? idunno
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I got that same email
If they had harness dates in the summer, I would be there every weekend. it is only a 20 minute ride for me and to be outside, On track, is always the best time for me. But I don't think it will ever happen again. Maywood is also 20 minutes, but its a half and I won't play it
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I got that same email
If they had harness dates in the summer, I would be there every weekend. it is only a 20 minute ride for me and to be outside, On track, is always the best time for me. But I don't think it will ever happen again. Maywood is also 20 minutes, but its a half and I won't play it
Would you go if we built another Aurora Downs ??
20 minute ride the opposite way..............................eh?
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How did you get home before me?
You still had to get Kelli out? idunno
Got Kelli done and flew home Air Deb rflmao1
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Would you go if we built another Aurora Downs ??
20 minute ride the opposite way..............................eh?
thumbsup
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Would you go if we built another Aurora Downs ??
20 minute ride the opposite way..............................eh?
The location makes a lot of sense but without slots and having to battle the Johnston's who would build it ?
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Would you go if we built another Aurora Downs ??
20 minute ride the opposite way..............................eh?
Lot of good memories of Aurora Downs. When I was in graduate school in Dekalb, I often took in the cards there. It was COOOLD in winter
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I seriously doubt that Hawthorne will be able to get Maiden Special Weight purses to $120K, which is even higher than New York right now rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1
Of course, he could be talking about Harness purses going up 400%, which is plausible given how far they have fallen.
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Of course, he could be talking about Harness purses going up 400%, which is plausible given how far they have fallen.
I raced a pacer at Hawthorne in '89-'90 in a $10k claimer, and we went for $10,000.
That's how far things have fallen in IL.
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Nw 4000/5 went for $8000.
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I raced a pacer at Hawthorne in '89-'90 in a $10k claimer, and we went for $10,000.
That's how far things have fallen in IL.
We have a couple win pictures taken at Hawthorne I think in the late 80's or very early 90's. Had a General Star mare who started at the nw4000L5 and went for $9,800 then later for nw8000L6 going for $11,500. How times have changed !! She had started her Illinois career at Fairmount and later QCD in the Tommy Simmons barn, racing in the NLpreferred for $3500 at QCD.
The good old days to be sure.