The Hawthorne meet wound down on Saturday, January 4. In Episode 108 of Chicago Race of the Day, I look … More

Saturday, January 4 is closing day at Hawthorne, and the final race of the meet is a doozy: an open … More

Chicago Race of the Day continues into closing weekend at Hawthorne with a look at Friday’s 5th race, a $12,500 … More

Even though the Hawthorne Thoroughbred meet runs through January 4, carryover pools have to pay off before the end of … More

Friday’s card at Hawthorne drew some big fields. In Episode 104 of Chicago Race of the Day, let’s look at … More

The final stakes of the Hawthorne fall meet (for real, this time!) anchors the card on Saturday, December 21: they … More

Episode 102 of Chicago Race of the Day delves into the Hawthorne 8th on Friday, December 20: a well-matched starter … More

Episode 101 of Chicago Race of the Day jumps into the 8th race at Hawthorne on Saturday, December 14: a … More

Chicago Race of the Day celebrates its 100th episode! Of course, we do it in real Chicago Race of the … More

In Episode 99 of Chicago Race of the Day, we take a dive into race 8 at Hawthorne: a second-level … More

Make sure to set the alarm a little earlier: 12:55pm post times start at Hawthorne on Friday, December 6, and … More

It feels like the racing week just started…which it did, in a sense, since we’re on two-day racing weeks for … More

In episode 96 of Chicago Race of the Day, let’s take a look at Friday’s 7th race at Hawthorne: a … More

Episode 95 of Chicago Race of the Day takes a listener request (thanks, Scott!) and jumps into Saturday’s Hawthorne 6th. … More

In Episode 94 of Chicago Race of the Day, we take a dive into the 2nd race, an Illinois maiden … More