Racing Secretary Peter Hanley has released the condition sheet for the upcoming 2016 “Winter” Harness meet at Hawthorne Race Course.
Racing will kick off on Friday, Jan. 8 and will be conducted on a five-night a week schedule with post time Wednesday through Sunday’s at 7:20 p.m. (central).
The condition sheet is listed below:
HAWTHORNE CONDITION EVENTS
YOUNG HORSES
NW 1 PM RACE LIFETIME (5 YO & UNDER) $5,000
NW 2 PM RACES OR $7,500 LIFETIME $5,500
NW 3 PM RACES OR $12,500 LIFETIME $6,000
WINNERS OF 3 BUT NOT MORE THAN 5 PM RACES OR $20,000 LIFETIME $7,000
3 – 5 YEAR OLDS W/O $20,000 LIFETIME $8,000
3 – 5 YEAR OLDS OPEN $10,000
CLAIMERS FOR YOUNG HORSES
NW 2 PM’S OR $7,500 LIFETIME TO BE CLAIMED FOR $5,000 W/A $4500
NW 4 PM’S OR $15,000 LIFETIME TO BE CLAIMED FOR $7,500 W/A $5250
NW 6 PM’S OR $20,000 LIFETIME TO BE CLAIMED FOR $10,000 W/A $6,000
$5,000 CLAIMING 5 YEAR OLDS AND UNDER $4,500
$10,000 CLAIMING 5 YEAR OLDS AND UNDER $6,000
REGULAR CONDITIONS
NW $1,000 LAST 5 STARTS OR $250 PER START IN 2015 (PURSE CAP $5,000) $4,000
NW $2,500 LAST 5 STARTS OR $500 PER START IN 2015 (PURSE CAP $7,000) $5,000
NW $4,000 LAST 5 STARTS OR $750 PER START IN 2015 (PURSE CAP $9,000) $6,500
NW $6,000 LAST 5 STARTS OR 7 PM RACES LIFETIME $8,000
NW $8,000 LAST 5 STARTS OR 9 PM RACES LIFETIME $9,000
WINNERS OVER $8,000 LAST 5 STARTS $10,000
OPEN $12,500
PREFERRED $15,000
CLAIMING RACES
$4,000 CLAIMING W/A (NW OF A RACE LAST 5 STARTS) $4,000
$5,000 CLAIMING W/A $5,000
$7,500 CLAIMING W/A $6,500
$10,000 CLAIMING W/A $8,000
$15,000 CLAIMING W/A $9,000
$20,000 CLAIMING W/A $10,000
WHEN COMBINING A CONDITION RACE WITH A CLAIMING RACE
NW $2,500 LAST 5 – NW 3 PM – OPTIONAL $5,000 CLAIMER
NW $4,000 LAST 5 – NW 5 PM – OPTIONAL $7,500 CLAIMER
NW $6,000 LAST 5 – NW 7 PM – OPTIONAL $10,000 CLAIMER
NW $8,000 LAST 5 – NW 9 PM – OPTIONAL $15,000/$20,000 CLAIMER
A host of “Winter” series have also been announced for both pacers and trotters. Entry fee for
all series will be $200 and are due by Jan. 1, 2016.
EVENT # 1 PACE … THE WHIZZER R WHITE PACING SERIES
FOR COLTS, HORSES, AND GELDINGS NW 2 PM RACES OR $10,000 LIFETIME AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2015
1 ST LEG WED. JAN.20 $7,000G
2ND LEG WED. JAN 27 $9,000G
FINAL WED. FEB 3 $11,000A
EVENT # 2 PACE …THE SURBUBAN DOWNS PACING SERIES
FOR COLTS, HORSES, AND GELDINGS NW 5 PM RACES OR $25,000 LIFETIME AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2015
1ST LEG WED JAN. 20 $8,000G
2ND LEG WED JAN 27 $10,000G
FINAL WED FEB. 3 $12,000A
EVENT # 3 PACE … THE OHYOUPRETTYTHING PACING SERIES
FOR FILLIES AND MARES NW 2 PM RACES OR $10,000 LIFETIME AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2015
1ST LEG FRI. JAN 22 $7,000G
2ND LEG FRI. JAN 29 $9,000G
FINAL FRI. FEB 5 $11,000A
EVENT # 4 PACE …THE PRETTY DIRECT PACING SERIES
FOR FILLIES AND MARES NW 5 PM RACES OR $25,000 LIFETIME AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2015
1ST LEG FRI. JAN 22 $8,000G
2ND LEG FRI. JAN 29 $10,000G
FINAL FRI. FEB 5 $12,000A
EVENT # 5 TROT …THE DYGERT TROTTING SERIES
FOR COLTS, HORSES, AND GELDINGS NW 3 PM RACES OR $15,000 LIFETIME AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2015.
1ST LEG THURS. JAN 21 $7,500G
2ND LEG THURS. JAN 28 $9,500G
FINAL THURS. FEB 4 $11,500A
EVENT # 6 TROT …THE FOX VALLEY FLAN TROTTING SERIES
FOR FILLIES AND MARES NW 3 PM RACES OR $15,000 LIFETIME AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2015
1ST LEG THURS. JAN 21 $7,500G
2ND LEG THURS. JAN 28 $9,500G
FINAL THURS. FEB 4 $11,500A
All nominations for these late closing “Winter” series are due by Jan. 1, 2016. All payments should be made payable to Hawthorne Race Course and sent to:
Jim Miller
Hawthorne Race Course
3501 S. Laramie Avenue
Cicero, IL 60804
For more information visit HawthorneRaceCourse.com
