Stickney, IL — On a beautiful Saturday night (July 3) at Hawthorne Race Course, driver Casey Leonard earned the 3,000th driving victory of his career.

Casey Leonard earned the 3,000th driving victory of his career. Four Footed Fotos photo.

The 43-year-old, District 5 USTA Director, Leonard won race two with Cracklin Rosie for owners Terry Leonard, Peter Kouchis and George Dremonas and trainer Terry Leonard.

Leonard’s driving career began in 1996, winning two races from 33 drives on that year. It wasn’t until 2009 that Leonard began driving full time. Leonard won no less than 149 races in any year during an 11-year span from 2010–2020. The 2013 campaign was Leonard’s top season as he won 407 races on the year from 2,517 drives for $2,846,373 in earnings.

During his driving career, Leonard’s drives have earned $19.1 million.

During the current Hawthorne summer harness meeting, Leonard is the meet’s leading driver, holding a ten win margin in the standings.