The Illinois Festival of Racing, held at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, is a series of six horse races run for and restricted to Illinois (conceived or foaled) state-bred Thoroughbred race horses. The event usually takes place in November just after the Breeders' Cup series.[1]
The Six Races
edit| Race name | Distance/Surface | Restrictions | Purse |
| The Lightning Jet Handicap | 6 furlongs - dirt | 3-year-olds & up | $100,000a |
| The Buck's Boy Handicap | 1 and 1/16 mile - dirt | 3-year-olds & up | $100,000a |
| The Showtime Deb Stakes | 6 furlongs - dirt | 2-year-old fillies | $100,000a |
| The Sun Power Stakes | 6 furlongs - dirt | 2-year-old & up colts & geldings | $100,000a |
| The Powerless Handicap | 6 furlongs - dirt | 3-year-olds & up (either gender) | $100,000a |
| The Illini Princess Handicap | 1 and 1/16 miles - dirt | 3-year-olds and up | $100,000a |
References
edit- ^ "History of Hawthorne". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-10-30.