$1000 Thursdays
Only A $10 Wager!
Win a $1000 Wager Every Thursday in August!
Wager With Club Hawthorne For A Chance To Win!
Live Racing
2:10PM POST TIME
Live Racing Every Thursday & Sunday
Low Take-Out. Full Fields. Sunday Stakes. More Rewards.
Sunday $100 Contests
NEW: MORE WAGERS ALLOWED
Over $10,000 in CASH & PRIZES
Any kind of wager. More locations. No Mandatory Plays. Bet $100 for a chance to win bonus prizes and a shot at $10,000 CASH!
Free PPs
Every Thursday
Free Data To Help You Win
Complimentary Past Performance Charts on Hawthorne Horses
Low Take-Out
Now with No Carryover
NEW Place Pick 8 Wager
New Place Pick 8 wager: $1 min. 8% take-out. Begins Race 1
Pool Party
Sat. August 31
Bet with Experts. Share the Profits.
Hawthorne's very own Emily Gullikson dives into the action for a Del Mar Pacific Classic Day.
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