Fox Valley Gemini

The best in the state of Illinois gathered on closing weekend as 11 stakes races were contested on Hawthorne’s Night of Champions.

Eleven championship races and two invitational events comprised a big Saturday evening (Sept. 22) at Hawthorne Race Course, as the track’s Night of Champions paid out over $1.1 million in purses. Whil...

Friday night at Hawthorne saw the return of reigning Illinois-bred Horse of the Year as Fox Valley Gemini took to the track in leg three of the Robert F. Carey Jr. Memorial.

Undefeated sophomore pacer Fox Valley Gemini stretched his win streak to 13 on Friday night as Hawthorne featured a pair of divisions of the Cardinal pace for Illinois-conceived and foaled three-year-...

Leg one action of the Night of Champions series kicked off on Friday night at Hawthorne as three divisions of the Robert F. Carey Memorial pace for Illinois Conceived or Foaled three-year-olds were co...

“He’s grown and put on a little weight. You never know how they will come back each year, and then there is always some horse that wasn’t ready or needed to get healthy, but we are very excited about ...

Illinois-bred male juvenile pacers were the focus on Saturday night at Hawthorne as three divisions of leg two of the Incredible Finale Stakes took place.

Juvenile pacers were the focus on the big 13-race card Saturday evening (July 8) at Hawthorne Race Course.