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Title: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: careless hal on January 10, 2016, 10:20:30 PM
Place was very clean and looked in great shape.  The French fries in the track kitchen were really good!  The crowd was sparse.  Handle was not very good.  I bet it was only $600,000 or less. Of course it was bitter cold and that ,no doubt, held the crowd down.  But, I remember those Winter double headers back in the hey day and the crowd was often huge.  No simulcasting back then, just got something to eat and waited for the second card to start.  Would get there at 11 AM and leave at midnight.   Without slots there will be no Illinois racing in a few years. idunno
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: tonyb147 on January 11, 2016, 05:07:24 PM
Not going to make it out for the brief winter meet but will make at least one trip after they open again on Derby weekend.
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: RocknRoll on January 11, 2016, 10:17:47 PM
Quote from: tonyb147 on January 11, 2016, 05:07:24 PM
Not going to make it out for the brief winter meet but will make at least one trip after they open again on Derby weekend.

Pezz and I are going out there Thursday  idunno
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: tonyb147 on January 12, 2016, 04:51:54 PM
Quote from: RocknRoll on January 11, 2016, 10:17:47 PM
Pezz and I are going out there Thursday  idunno

 thumbsup Back to the old neighborhood. Please send us a report.
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: careless hal on January 13, 2016, 06:40:30 AM
Quote from: tonyb147 on January 12, 2016, 04:51:54 PM
thumbsup Back to the old neighborhood. Please send us a report.
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Please sharpen your switchblades before
Going
Guys . 
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: pezz97 on January 13, 2016, 08:30:53 AM
Really looking forward to it. Al's for dinner and then a night at the track!
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: The Skipper on January 13, 2016, 04:13:46 PM
Quote from: tonyb147 on January 11, 2016, 05:07:24 PM
Not going to make it out for the brief winter meet but will make at least one trip after they open again on Derby weekend.

Me either, just too many trot races and this weather is kicking my ass  shootme

Good luck guys make some money and enjoy Al's .
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: pezz97 on January 14, 2016, 10:16:02 PM
Good Times tonight ( Besides Rocknroll having to sit in traffic for 2 hours as all lanes were closed on 88 east  4pezz2)

Tony B joined us and we all cashed some tickets and the prices were very nice.

"That Little Rat" got my night going for me  rflmao1
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: RocknRoll on January 14, 2016, 10:37:11 PM
Quote from: pezz97 on January 14, 2016, 10:16:02 PM
Good Times tonight ( Besides Rocknroll having to sit in traffic for 2 hours as all lanes were closed on 88 east  4pezz2)

Tony B joined us and we all cashed some tickets and the prices were very nice.

"That Little Rat" got my night going for me  rflmao1

2 hours to go 1 mile  4pezz2 4pezz2

That little rat looked so small warming up, and we ended up singling him since we couldn't stop talking about it  rflmao1 rflmao1
Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: tonyb147 on January 15, 2016, 06:49:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRy9oBGp8IA

Title: Re: First visit to Hawthorne Winter meet Sunday
Post by: RocknRoll on January 15, 2016, 09:50:33 AM
Quote from: tonyb147 on January 15, 2016, 06:49:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRy9oBGp8IA

 thumbsup thumbsup rflmao1