Hawthorne Race Course

Stable Headed To Hawthorne For Summer

“All of the horses that Dave and I own will be headed to Chicago to race at Hawthorne. They have a lot of conditioned races there, including a late-closer for our fast improving mare.”

Hawthorne Has 600 Stalls Available

With the summer Suburban Downs at Hawthorne Race Course meet to open on Thursday, May 11, over 600 stalls have been allocated on the Hawthorne backstretch.

Hawthorne ICF Stakes Payment Reminder

Hawthorne Race Course Race Secretary Robin Schadt would like to remind all horsepeople wishing to enter their two-year-olds for this year’s Illinois Conceived and Foaled stakes program, that nominatio...

Hawthorne Apps, Payments Due April 1

Hawthorne Race Course would like to remind all horsepeople that stall applications for the 2017 summer harness meet at Hawthorne Race Course are due by April 1.

Hawthorne Promoting TheStable.ca

January 30, 2017

Hawthorne Race Course is proud to present a fractional ownership seminar conducted by Anthony MacDonald, founder of TheStable.ca.

Hawthorne's 2017 Stakes Schedule

January 19, 2017

The 2017 Illinois-conceived and foaled stakes schedule has been announced by Hawthorne Race Course and the Illinois Harness Horseman’s Association.

Hawthorne Stall Applications Available

January 05, 2017

Stall applications for the 2017 summer harness meet at Hawthorne Race Course are now available. The five-month summer season will begin on Thursday, May 11 and will race through Sunday, September 24.

Murder Charge After Backstretch Incident

November 21, 2016

A 28-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a fatal backstretch altercation that took place last week at a North American Standardbred racetrack.

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.

OK Heavenly Sets Hawthorne Record

September 10, 2016

Dandy Farms Inc and Mark Winship’s OK Heavenly set the new track record for four-year-old pacing mares on Friday evening at Hawthorne Racecourse.

Night Of Champions Overview

September 09, 2016

The richest night Hawthorne Race Course’s meet will take place this Saturday night (September 10), as 11 finals will be contested during the ‘Night of Champions.’ The 12-race card will kicks off with ...

Hawthorne’s Thursday Exotics Info

September 08, 2016

Hawthorne Race Course will offer a $20,000 guaranteed pool on tonight’s Late Pick 5, as the countdown to the Night of Champions, Illinois’ biggest night of harness racing action, kicks off.