Chris M. Block

The state of racing in Chicago has reached the point where trainer Chris Block, a lifelong Illinoisan, is considering moving his operation to Kentucky...

Oeuvre became the newest Illinois-bred millionaire as she battled to a game victory in the $50,000 Third Chance on Sunday at Hawthorne. The stakes eve...

Hawthorne's 2025 meet opens Thursday amid an air of uncertainty. “At the beginning of all meets, and it's springtime in Chicago, so there comes a natu...

Cicero, Ill., is a suburb that hugs the west side of Chicago and is home to Hawthorne Race Course. It also is the headquarters of Morton High School D...

Louisville, Ky. Call it plan B. That is what jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. did after he took 5-year-old She Can’t Sing (7-2) to an early lead that was ne...

Bernardini progeny typically excel on dirt and especially move up on mud or slop. She Can't Sing has been an exception to the trend though, while buil...

Through his first 16 starts of 2022, Chicago-based trainer Chris Block has won four races, good for a 25 percent win percentage. Those wins include st...

The Keeneland track surface switch from Polytrack back to dirt in 2014 enhanced the form of the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity. The Grade One event has ...

Lothenbach Stables’ Captivating Moon and Bet She Wins put in works Saturday morning for upcoming engagements during Keeneland’s Fall Stars Weekend on ...

In a salty field of six competitors going a mile on the turf at Arlington International Racecourse, it was Team Block’s homebred Cammack who came over...