Hawthorne Derby

Greetings one and all! It’s been a while since my last blog (and think all the way back to the Hawthorne Gold Cup too) and I really need to play catc...

It was a gloomy morning in Chicago as the rain began to come down. Seeing that the curiosity was mounting on whether or not the Hawthorne Derby would ...

Ahh, the signs of autumn!  The cool, crisp air, football season, and sending the kids back to school are a few signals that we’re making the swin...

Now I know that the list of race tracks I had visited in my life consisted of two (Arlington and Canterbury) until very recently.  I have to say...

On a day where speed was generally holding, Willcox Inn ($4.20) stormed from near the back of the pack to easily win by 4 ½ lengths in the Hawthorne D...

The 47th running of the Grade 3, TVG Hawthorne Derby brought together some of the best 3-year-old turf runners in the country. Contested at a mile and...

Saturday’s 8th race at Hawthorne is the 47th edition of the Grade 3 Hawthorne Derby.  This race features Willcox Inn coming off of a good run at ...

Big racing weekends are commonplace for TVG, America’s horseracing network, and the one upcoming is no exception.On Sunday, TVG will present live, on-...

The 47th running of the Grade 3 $200,000 TVG Hawthorne Derby anchors the strong Saturday card. There were 33 nominations for the race. The connections...

Making friends at the racetrack was always a natural thing for me. As a young boy, I was enthralled with not only the wonderful horses, but also the b...