Saturday night (Nov. 9) at Hawthorne was Night of Champions as 12 stakes finals were contested for a total of nearly $1.6 million in purses. Despite some brief afternoon showers, the skies cleared and the track was fast for the Saturday evening card.
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Fox Valley Julian emerging in the Prairie State
Now that the dust has settled concerning Fox Valley Julian’s victory that ended Gorgeous Big Guy’s winning streak at 16, driver Casey Leonard provided some insight on the stunning development in the Illinois 3-year-old male pacing division.
Racing at Hawthorne returns
The 2024 Hawthorne harness racing meeting opens this weekend with leg three of its Night of Champions stake series. First post on both Saturday (Oct. 19) and Sunday (Oct. 20) is 7:10 p.m.
Illinois Racing Board approves 2025 racing dates
On Thursday (Sep. 19), the Illinois Racing Board met to consider the three applications for 2025 racing dates.