Hawthorne Race Course

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.

Following the conclusion of the spring thoroughbred season at Hawthorne, the track crew embarked once again on the racing surface conversion.

Just in time for college basketball madness, Hawthorne Race Course and PointsBet opened their third premium retail sports book.

As COVID mitigation guidelines continue to ease, allowing for casinos to resume operations, Hawthorne Race Course and PointsBet have been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board to open the State’s firs...

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

Thirty years after Illinois passed legislation legalizing ten casinos to operate throughout the State, Hawthorne Race Course has been preliminarily approved to become its next casino.

With two months left in the summer racing season at Hawthorne Race Course, the Night of Champions legs rolled on as points leaders looked to extend their leads while others looked to break into the to...

A trio of 13 race cards highlighted a warm and adventurous weekend at Hawthorne Race Course this past weekend. Leading the way throughout the weekend was the father-son pair of Todd and Ridge Warren.

“I said by next year when they open up in March, if I get back in shape and get a little more fit and I could fit back in my driving colours that I wore 20 years ago, I would give it a whirl.”

As the return to live racing at Hawthorne Race Course surpassed one month after a lengthy break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the babies on the grounds were featured as they start to round into form. ...

A busy return to live racing continued at Hawthorne Race Course, as races continued to fill very well. With claiming series coming to their conclusion and Night of Champions action moving forward, the...