Illinois Regulators Halt Hawthorne Racing After Purse Checks Bounce
Posted on: January 5, 2026, 12:11h. Last updated on: January 5, 2026, 12:11h. IRB orders Hawthorne to stop live racing and OTB. Horsemen say purse checks bounced twice within weeks. Shutdown leaves Illinois without live pari-mutuel racing, for now. Illinois’ embattled Hawthorne Race Course was ordered to cease live racing and suspend its off-track betting […]