• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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...