Hawthorne Derby

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Grade III race
Hawthorne Derby
Location	Hawthorne Race Course Stickney/Cicero, Illinois
Inaugurated	1965
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.hawthorneracecourse.com
Race information
Distance	1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$250,000

The Hawthorne Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1965 at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, near Chicago. Raced in October, it is open to three-year-old horses. It is contested for a purse of $250,000 over a distance of 1⅛ miles on turf.

Inaugurated as the Hawthorne Diamond Jubilee in 1965, it was run on dirt until 1984 when it was switched to the turf course. The John R. Gaines colt Bold Bidder won the inaugural race then the following year returned to the Hawthorne Race Course to win the 1966 Hawthorne Gold Cup.

From inception, the Hawthorne Derby has been run at various distances. Since 1989 it has been set at a mile and one eighth. In 1979 the race was run at the now closed Sportsman's Park.

[edit] Records

Time record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)

• 1:44.60 Rainbows For Life (1991)

(A course record which still stands)

[edit] Winners of the Hawthorne Derby since 1999

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Bold Hawk	Jean-Luc Samyn	James J. Toner	Patricia E. Nicholson et al	1:47.45
2006	Best of Buddies	Eddie M. Martin, Jr.	Michelle Boyce	Barr Three LLC	1:50.59
2005	Gun Salute	Cornelio Velasquez	William I. Mott	Brant M. Laue	1:47.51
2004	Cool Conductor	Jose Santos	William I. Mott	David E. Garner	1:47.89
2003	False Promises	Carlos Marquez, Jr.	Tony Granitz	David Maracich	1:48.48
2002	Scooter Roach *	Jesse Campbell	Terrel Gore	Lizabeth Gore	1:58.88
2001	Kalu	Jose Santos	Christophe Clement	R. Schaedle et al	1:50.49
2000	Hymn	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Richard Lundy	R. Nip / S. Goldsher	1:53.79
1999	Minor Wisdom	Ramsey Zimmerman	Richie Scherer	Carolyn Friedberg	1:49.06

*In 2002, Flying Dash won the race but was disqualified for use of medications banned in the state of Illinois

[edit] Earlier winners