Hawthorne Race Course

41°49′37″N 87°44′38″W / 41.827°N 87.744°W / 41.827; -87.744

Horse Race Track
Hawthorne Race Course
Location	Stickney, Illinois United States
Owned by	Carey Family
Opened:	1891
Race type:	Thoroughbred Horse Racing Spring & Fall
Website:	hawthorneracecourse.com
Principal Races – Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Gold Cup (G II)
Illinois Derby (G III)
Hawthorne Derby (G III)

Hawthorne Race Course is a racetrack for horse racing in Stickney, Illinois, near Chicago.

The oldest continually run family-owned racetrack in North America, in 2009 the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America. Of the top ten, Hawthorne was ranked No. 8.