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Big Performances During Night Of Champions At Hawthorne

October 14, 2023

Ominous skies loomed over Hawthorne Race Course much of the day on Saturday (Oct. 14) evening but the rains cleared as the track was listed as good for Night of Champions. Twelve stakes finals were co...

Apple Valley winning at Hawthorne Race Course

Hawthorne Set For Illinois Night Of Champions

September 08, 2022

Twelve stakes finals will be taking place on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Hawthorne with more than $1.2 million in purses on the line, all for Illinois-breds, during the Night of Champions.

Racing Action Heats Up At Hawthorne

With the temperatures rising in the Chicagoland area, the racing action heated up as well at Hawthorne as the Night of Champions series races kicked off.

Dygert Memorials Raced At Hawthorne

Hawthorne featured three-year-old trotters in action on Sunday night (July 30). Illinois-bred colt and gelding trotters starred in the Erwin F. Dygert Memorial while fillies took to the track in the B...

Illinois Freshmen Battle In Stakes Elims

Juvenile trotters kicked off the Sunday evening (July 2) harness racing card at Hawthorne Race Course in the Cardinal and Violet Stakes eliminations.

‘Jethro’ & ‘Daisy Lou’ Win At Hawthorne

Illinois-bred three-year-old trotters were the focus at Hawthorne on Sunday, June 4, as the boys took to the track in leg one of the Erwin F. Dygert Memorial, and fillies were featured in the Beulah D...

Stakes Aplenty At Hawthorne

September 11, 2016

Saturday evening at Hawthorne, eleven stakes finals were contested for the Night of Champions at Hawthorne. The races for Illinois-breds were contested over a 'fast' track.

Crunch Time For Champions Night

September 02, 2016

With just over a week to Night of Champions at Hawthorne, final leg and elimination races took place on a fast track.

Dygert Trots Continue At Hawthorne

Thursday night at Hawthorne featured leg three action for the Illinois-bred three-year-old trotters. Male trotters were featured in the Erwin F. Dygert Memorial Stakes while the females took to the t...