Backstretch Scholarship Applications Available Now

Please join us in encouraging our youth to pursue their ambition through higher education by applying for a scholarship from the Illinois Backstretch Charitable Foundation, the benevolent arm of the ITHA.

The scholarship program is an invaluable asset to Illinois thoroughbred racing, having helped hundreds of students — children of backstretch workers or trainers — in northern Illinois head to college.

Click here for the scholarship application. Applications must be submitted by Friday, July 11.

Here in Illinois and Across the U.S., to College and Beyond

Recent scholarship recipients pursued education at local institutions of higher learning and colleges across the country:

Illinois State University, Saint Xavier University, Dominican University, Kendall College - National Lewis University, McKendree University, East West University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, North Dakota State University, and Lewis University.