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• Driven to Succeed in "Chicago" Shocker June 28th, 2008
The Chicago and Lady Chicago stakes, while perhaps a tad short on quantity, surely did not lack for quality or excitement as the 3-year-old pacers... • Chicago and Lady Chicago Pace, Headline Hawthorne Saturday June 27th, 2008 The inaugural Chicago and Lady Chicago pacing series for 3-year-olds was an early highlight of last year's... • Curtain Rises on Hawthorne Harness Meet June 23rd, 2008 For the next six weeks, 39 evenings to be specific, Chicago harness racing will have one home…Hawthorne Race Course. • Big Money, New Stakes for Hawthorne’s 2008 Harness Meet June 17th, 2008 Hawthorne Race Course begins its 39 evening summer harness meet on Tuesday, June 24... • Handle Up as Spring Meet Concludes May 1st, 2008 Fueled by improved fields and a strong presence in the Out of State markets, the spring Hawthorne meet... • Illinois Champions Day Recap 2008/The Windy City Lives up to its Name April 26th, 2008 On a blustery spring afternoon, with the warm winds fiercely blowing, Hawthorne Race... • Illinois Champions Day 2008/Six Stakes worth $600,000 April 24th, 2008 The 2008 edition of Illinois Champions Day will be contested Saturday, April 26, at Hawthorne... • Hawthorne to Co-Host Champion Athletes with MouthpieceSports.com April 22nd, 2008 In honor of Illinois Champions Day, Hawthorne Race Course is co-hosting dozens of champion athletes • Golden Velvet in Powerful Performance/Beats Tessa Blue in Sixty Sails April 19th, 2008 On paper it looked like it might be a two-horse race despite the presence of six other fillies and mares... • Ryan’s For Real from start to finish In Bill Hartack Memorial Handicap April 19th, 2008 Exiting the seven furlong, Grade 1 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct, you might have expected Ryan's... • The Bill Hartack Memorial Handicap/An Honor for a Friend and Colleague April 18th, 2008 When legendary Hall of Fame jockey Bill Hartack passed away last November, he was... • Mister Triester Returns to Scene of Greatest Moment April 17th, 2008 Saturday April 8, 2006 was a good day for Mister Triester, that is, if finishing second in a Grade 2 $500,000 stakes race means a heck of a lot... • Pair of Grade 3 Stakes Featured at Hawthorne Race Course April 14th, 2008 Two Grade 3 events, The Bill Hartack Memorial Handicap and The Sixty Sails Handicap will... • Recapturetheglory Convincing Winner of Illinois Derby April 5th, 2008 On a beautiful spring Saturday afternoon at Hawthorne Race Course, Recapturetheglory... • Distorted Groom and La Wildcat steal away in Sprint Stakes April 5th, 2008 In the stakes races preceding the Illinois Derby, Saturday at Hawthorne Race Course, the name of the... • Two Stakes Sprints on Illinois Derby Undercard April 4th, 2008 The supporting undercard on Illinois Derby Day will feature two six furlong stakes, one comprising... • Local Horsemen set for Illinois Derby April 3rd, 2008 John Wainwright is a practical man, and he realizes his entry in the Illinois Derby, Instill... • Facts and Information-51st Illinois Derby April 3rd, 2008 Hawthorne Race Course will offer a guaranteed $50,000 Pick 4 pool on the Illinois Derby card... • 3:00 Post Time on Friday, April 4 April 3rd, 2008 Just a reminder...Friday's first post is 3:00 pm • The Illinois Derby Contenders April 2nd, 2008 Granted, calling anyone a contender or a pretender is a result of personal handicapping... • Denis of Cork Headlines 51st Illinois Derby March 31st, 2008 The undefeated Denis of Cork was installed the morning line 2-1 favorite, and will head a field... • Final Nominations for the 51st Illinois Derby March 26th, 2008 Entries for the 51st Illinois Derby won’t be drawn until Monday, March 31, but from the looks... • Winter Weather Prevails as Hawthorne Cancels After Four Races March 21st, 2008 Mother Nature refuses to allow spring to prevail…not yet anyway. • Thursday’s Early Pick-Four starts with $11,948 March 10th, 2008 A few hard-to-fathom longshots in Monday’s early pick-four got the best of everyone... • An Opening Day Success at Hawthorne March 7th, 2008 Hawthorne Race Course kicked off its 2008 spring meet in grand style, providing the full fields it promised and showing... • Hawthorne and TVG Reach Multi-Year Agreement March 7th, 2008 TVG, America’s Horseracing Network, and Hawthorne Race Course announced today that they have entered into a multiyear agreement for... • Full Fields on Friday for Spring Opener March 5th, 2008 Sure, it’s not quite spring, and since Hawthorne Race Course is located in the heart of Chicago... • Hawthorne Featured on Comcast SportsNite! February 29th, 2008 Check out video clip... • Horses A-Plenty for Spring Opening February 29th, 2008 When Hawthorne Race Course was granted January racing days by the Illinois Racing Board... • No Quit in Randy Meier as Hawthorne Prepares to Re-Open February 27th, 2008 “Stay down Randy, stay down!” Those were probably the thoughts of numerous fans... • Instill, Wainright Forging Ahead February 15th, 2008 It may still be premature to say that Illinois Futurity winner Instill is on the Triple Crown trail... • Early Nominations Strong for Illinois Derby February 12th, 2008 We won’t get too far ahead of ourselves with more than seven weeks to go before the April 5... • Ye-Olde-Has-Beens February 11th, 2008 It's time for the Ole'-Has-Beens to get together and enjoy an afternoon of • Strong Close Caps Hawthorne Fall Meet January 17th, 2008 Buoyed by 10 extra races days in January, Hawthorne Race Course closed its fall/winter Thoroughbred meet with encouraging... • Thornton, Kirby Nail down Titles January 14th, 2008 Chris Emigh won the final race of Hawthorne Race Course’s fall meet aboard the Frank Kirby trained... • Holiday Home Stretch Prize Winners January 13th, 2008 Claim Your Prize at Guest Services! • Thornton Fires Back, Regains Jockey Lead January 11th, 2008 Entering Friday's ten-race card at Hawthorne, 21 year old jockey Tim Thornton trailed Chris Emigh... • Hawthorne’s Holiday Homestretch…Approaching Finish Line! January 10th, 2008 Saturday, January 12, is the penultimate racing day of Hawthorne Race Course’s Fall Meet and it's... • Hawthorne Concludes Meet this Weekend with Titles on the Line January 9th, 2008 Following Wednesday’s racing, four racing days remained in the Hawthorne Fall Meet, which conclude... • Six Days Remain...Jockey and Trainer Titles Still Undetermined January 5th, 2008 As noted on Thursday, the jockey's riding title for the Hawthorne fall meet became a legitimate... • Emigh Wins Six, Closes in on Thornton January 4th, 2008 Not one to shy away from competition, veteran jockey Chris Emigh more or less said "not yet"... • Hawthorne's Holiday Home Stretch January 2nd, 2008 Hawthorne is giving away $20,000 in prizes to close out the winter meet! • High Winds Force Sunday Cancellation December 23rd, 2007 Due to high winds expected to continue through the racing day, Hawthorne has cancelled its Sunday... • Friday's Hawthorne Card Cancelled Following Double December 21st, 2007 Hawthorne Race Course cancelled the remainder of its race card follwing the second race due to • Instill Draws Away in Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity December 16th, 2007 Prominent from the start, Sharon Morgan’s Instill overtook pacesetter P D Q Kiddo on the far turn... • Thursday Card Cancelled after Second Race December 14th, 2007 Due to wet track conditions, Hawthorne Racecourse was forced to cancel the remainder.... • Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity: A ‘Bear’ of a Race December 13th, 2007 Assistant General Manager and odds maker Jim Miller installed River Bear the 7-2 morning line... • Hawthorne’s 2008 Stakes Program Features Grade II ‘Gold Cup’ December 12th, 2007 Hawthorne Race Course announced its 2008 stakes schedule after final approval from the Illinois Racing Board... • Block Entry One-Two In Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante December 9th, 2007 The $64,000 question going in to the Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante was which two-year old filly... • Speedy Fillies Try to Stretch Out in Illinois Debutante December 8th, 2007 Carts Italian Rose and Carbella have both proven they can run fast…very fast. But can they... • Jockeys Continue Recovery from Spill December 2nd, 2007 16 year old apprentice jockey Lyndie Wade continues to make progress from a scary spill... • “A Dream Comes True”: Female African-American Jockey Scores First Victory December 1st, 2007 For eight races, the feature story at Hawthorne Race Course was the blustery pre-winter conditions... • One Mile and Nine-Sixteenths on Grass=New World Record November 16th, 2007 When Hawthorne’s eighth race is declared official, a new world record will be established... • Alright guys, it's the day after Thanksgiving... November 15th, 2007 You have a few options: • Over $200,000 in Hawthorne Late Pick-Four November 15th, 2007 Thanks to a two day carryover, the late pick-four at Hawthorne Race Course provided horse players with a jackpot... • Longshots Rule On Phil Georgeff Day November 3rd, 2007 Wagering expectations were not met by the majority of horseplayers at Hawthorne on Saturday, November 3. • Phil Georgeff Festival of Racing: A Celebration of Illinois Thoroughbreds November 1st, 2007 When the “Voice of Chicago Racing” called his last race on December 31, 1992, legendary track... • New Breeders’ Cup Races Feature Local Talent October 24th, 2007 It is the 24th year for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, but it is year one for three... • Bold Hawk Edges Out Twilight Meteor in 43rd Hawthorne Derby October 13th, 2007 Bold Hawk, a well bred gelded son of the great race mare Tribulation, got a nice ground saving trip... • Top Sophomores Clash in 43rd Hawthorne Derby October 13th, 2007 In the Hawthorne Derby of 2004, Klaravich Stables’ Bankruptcy Court cut the corner... | ||||||||||||||||||
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