Hawthorne Racecourse Entries & Results for Thursday, March 16, 2023

Hawthorne Racecourse, Cicero, IL
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Hawthorn Racecourse opened in 1891 and is the oldest continuously-run, family-owned racetrack in North America.
Biggest stakes: The Illinois Derby, the Hawthorne Gold Cup, and the Hawthorne Derby.

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Power Picks stats the last 60 days: Top picks are winning at 31.1%, second picks are winning at 21.9%, and third place picks are winning 16.4%.

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1M 70Y, Dirt, $7,500 Maiden Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $11,000

$1 Exacta / 50 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta / 50 Cent Pick 3 50 Cent Pick 5 / $1 Daily Double

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 1: Our pick is the 3/1 second choice, #1 I'm Your Valentine. The four-year-old gelding by Wicked Strong is trained by Frank J. Kirby and ridden by Victor Santiago. He has top ratings across all categories - good speed figures, top trainer and top jockey. Get Hawthorne Racecourse Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1 Picks Report

I'm Your Valentine

Wicked Strong

Frank J. Kirby

Victor Santiago

3/1

2 2

Uncle Dick

Bodemeister

Francisco Ramos

Carlos Joan Ulloa

15/1

3 3

Electric Charge

Honor Code

Max Quinonez

Alexander Bendezu

15/1

4 4

Kitten's Clown

Kitten's Joy

Rhonda Thurman

Cory Orm

12/1

5 5

Grand Festival

Street Sense

Manny Perez

Alexis Centeno

20/1

6 6

Jackpot Boy

Union Rags

Manny Perez

Emmanuel Giles

12/1

7 7

Awesome Willy

Keen Ice

Scott Becker

Christopher A. Emigh

8/5

8 8

Gus Gus

Fort Larned

Genaro Garcia

Luis H. Colon

7/2

Runner Win Place Show
Awesome Willy  7 $3.00 $2.60 $2.10
Electric Charge  3 - $9.20 $4.80
Kitten's Clown  4 - - $6.80
Uncle Dick  2 - - -
Also rans: Gus Gus, Jackpot Boy, Grand Festival
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 7-3-4 $124.00 $54,242.00
Exacta 7-3 $18.00 $84,707.00
Superfecta 7-3-4-2 $462.00 $37,782.00
Fractions and final time: :24.8, :48.23, 1:13.7, 1:40.03, 1:44.41
Winning Owner: Ritter, Charles W. and Becker, Scott
Winning Breeder: Stori Dark Star Thbds
AWESOME WILLY moved forward between rivals into the first turn, set the pace racing off the rail with pressure from an outside rival, shook clear by upper stretch and put to steady but moderate urging through the lane to hold sway.

5F, Dirt, $6,250 Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $11,000

$1 Exacta / 50 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta 50 Cent Pick 3 (Races 2-3-4) / 50 Cent Pick 4 (Races 2-3-4-5) / $1 Daily Double

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 2: The top pick is #6 Mrs. Nushi the 7/5 ML favorite trained by Genaro Garcia and ridden by Constantino Roman. The four-year-old filly by Mark Valeski has the controlling early speed and standout speed figures in a projected slow pace. Get Hawthorne Racecourse Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Evie

Noble Mission (GB)

Antonio Meraz

Olaf Hernandez

20/1

2 2

Hey Ma

Mastery

Martin Reyes

Javier O. Ortega

6/1

3 3

Sequaya

Fort Larned

Brian Cook

Emmanuel Giles

15/1

4 4

Frost Warrior

Poseidon's Warrior

Isidro Castro

Alexander Bendezu

20/1

5 5

Roaringlikethunder

Free Drop Billy

Gerald E. Brooks

Luis H. Colon

15/1

6 6 Picks Report

Mrs. Nushi

Mark Valeski

Genaro Garcia

Constantino Roman

7/5

7 7

Not to Be Denied

Kitten's Joy

Rhonda Thurman

Victor Santiago

20/1

8 8

Arneis

Protonico

Ralph Martinez

Alvin Ortiz

6/1

9 9

Bells of Joy

Bellamy Road

Michael L. Reavis

Alexis Centeno

4/1

Runner Win Place Show
Mrs. Nushi  6 $3.40 $2.80 $2.40
Frost Warrior  4 - $18.60 $9.60
Arneis  8 - - $4.00
Evie  1 - - -
Also rans: Bells of Joy, Not to Be Denied, Hey Ma, Sequaya, Roaringlikethunder
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 6-4-8 $185.40 $56,775.00
Superfecta 6-4-8-1 $1,265.20 $39,782.00
Daily Double 7-6 $5.60 $10,734.00
Exacta 6-4 $43.00 $86,163.00
Fractions and final time: :22.88, :46.58, :59.53
Winning Owner: Miller, Douglas E., Wargel, William J. and R.K. Eckrich Racing, LLC
Winning Breeder: Brereton C. Jones
MRS. NUSHI

Zipse: Two Phil's could be a Kentucky Derby Cinderella

Two Phil's gets little fanfare, but solid connections have created a Kentucky Derby contender.

1M 70Y, Dirt, $25,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $18,000

$1 Exacta / 50 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta 50 Cent Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5) / $1 Daily Double

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 3: The top pick is #7 Jealous Eyes the 8/5 ML favorite trained by Cheryl Winebaugh and ridden by Alexis Centeno. The six-year-old gelding by Will Take Charge has top ratings across all categories - good speed figures, top trainer and top jockey. Get Hawthorne Racecourse Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Uncle Nick

Uncle Mo

Eduardo Rodriguez

Emmanuel Giles

15/1

2 2

Rally Squirrel

Mshawish

Brittany A. Vanden Berg

Christopher A. Emigh

4/1

3 3

Aheadofthegame

Well Positioned

Scott Becker

Victor Santiago

7/2

4 4

Rocket Hotshot

Red Rocks (IRE)

Ida Spagnola

Olaf Hernandez

12/1

5 5

Gate Crew

Langfuhr

Michele Boyce

Constantino Roman

6/1

6 6

Cindy's Storm

Mizzen Mast

Francisco Ramos

Carlos Joan Ulloa

6/1

7 7 Picks Report

Jealous Eyes

Will Take Charge

Cheryl Winebaugh

Alexis Centeno

8/5

Runner Win Place Show
Rally Squirrel  2 $9.20 $6.20 $3.20
Rocket Hotshot  4 - $12.60 $5.20
Jealous Eyes  7 - - $2.20
Gate Crew  5 - - -
Also rans: Aheadofthegame, Cindy's Storm, Uncle Nick
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 6-2 $19.40 $4,727.00
Exacta 2-4 $192.40 $45,453.00
Superfecta 2-4-7-5 $2,584.40 $18,331.00
Trifecta 2-4-7 $729.80 $27,856.00
Pick 3 1/7-6-2 $34.80 $10,984.00
Fractions and final time: :23.82, :46.78, 1:11.68, 1:38.72, 1:43.2
Winning Owner: RSR Racing, LLC (Robert S. Rhoads)
Winning Breeder: Dr. Jerry Bilinski
RALLY SQUIRREL bobbled ever so slightly at the start but recovered to quickly move forward just off the rail to set the tempo into the first turn, dueled up the backstretch inside a rival, began to edge away from that one racing off the rail turning for home, forged clear under steady handling.

1M 70Y, Dirt, $13,500 Starter Optional Claiming
Open | 4 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $17,000

$1 Exacta /50 Cent Trifecta/20 Cent Superfecta /50 Cent Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) 50 Cent Pick 6 (Races 4-9) / $1 Daily Double

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Pistol Box

Ice Box

Frank J. Kirby

Victor Santiago

15/1

2 2

Diamond Dave

Drosselmeyer

Vance Childers

E. T. Baird

8/1

3 3

He Takes Charge

Tapit

Randy L. Klopp

Samuel E. Bermudez

6/1

4 4

Giant Critic

Giant Gizmo

Elliot Sullivan

Frank Reyes

9/5

5 5

Moment

Uncle Mo

Elias Lopez

Constantino Roman

5/1

6 6

Dynablue

Big Blue Kitten

Dee Poulos

Emmanuel Giles

20/1

7 7

Asti Sky

Sky Mesa

Mark J. Cristel

Olaf Hernandez

20/1

8 8

Global Empire

American Pharoah

Ida Spagnola

Alexis Centeno

20/1

9 9

Two Worlds

Tapiture

Brittany A. Vanden Berg

Christopher A. Emigh

4/1

Runner Win Place Show
Two Worlds  9 $9.60 $4.20 $3.00
Moment  5 - $2.60 $2.40
Global Empire  8 - - $4.40
Diamond Dave  2 - - -
Also rans: He Takes Charge, Dynablue
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 2-9 $39.00 $3,183.00
Exacta 9-5 $17.40 $47,767.00
Superfecta 9-5-8-2 $564.00 $23,469.00
Trifecta 9-5-8 $128.80 $32,110.00
Pick 3 6-2-9 $96.80 $5,360.00
Fractions and final time: :24.23, :47.13, 1:11.91, 1:37.9, 1:42.3
Winning Owner: RSR Racing Services, LLC (Robert S. Rhoads)
Winning Breeder: Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC
TWO WORLDS moved forward and clear while shifting in to the two path into the first turn, was thereupon joined by outside rivals forcing the issue, again re-established a clear lead midway up the backstretch, drifted out a bit turning for home, held sway while kept to the task.

Belmont Stakes: Tapits jump forward from Derby to Belmont

His offspring have been very successful when going from the Kentucky Derby to the Belmont.

5F, Dirt, $5,000 Claiming
Open | 4 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $12,000

$1 Exacta / 50 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta 50 Cent Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) / $1 Daily Double

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Chopper

Shackleford

Brian Cook

Olaf Hernandez

8/1

2 2

Boom Five Thousand

Bullet Train (GB)

Earl W. Hughes

Uriel A. Lopez

30/1

3 3

Winging Ways

Justin Phillip

Max Quinonez

Alexis Centeno

15/1

4 4

Hatchet Creek

Lemon Drop Kid

Dino DiZeo

Carlos Joan Ulloa

20/1

5 5

Mind Your Own Biz

Fed Biz

Gerald W. Butler

Alexander Bendezu

12/1

6 6

Jettin Out

Adios Charlie

Gerald E. Brooks

Luis H. Colon

6/1

7 7

Z U Soon

Congrats

Cheryl Winebaugh

Angel Reyes

5/1

8 8

Overbearing

Bear's Kid

Elliot Sullivan

Frank Reyes

9/2

9 9

Pachi

Global Response

Ralph Martinez

Constantino Roman

4/1

10 10

Ripe Attack

Forest Attack

Harry E. Lynch

Cory Orm

30/1

11 11

Irish Tuff

Flashback

Manny Perez

Emmanuel Giles

8/1

12 12

Shanghai Point

Shanghai Bobby

Coty W. Rosin

Christopher A. Emigh

10/1

13 13

W W Trafalgar

Ghaaleb

Scott Becker

Victor Santiago

(Also-eligible)

8/1

AE

14 14

Bel Bimbo

Verrazano

Isidro Castro

Diego Sanchez

(Also-eligible)

30/1

AE

Runner Win Place Show
Z U Soon  7 $18.80 $9.40 $6.00
Pachi  9 - $6.20 $4.40
Winging Ways  3 - - $6.40
Overbearing  8 - - -
Also rans: Hatchet Creek, Jettin Out, Irish Tuff, Chopper, Mind Your Own Biz, Ripe Attack, Shanghai Point
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 5 1/7-6-2-9-7 $13.20 $0.00
Pick 5 1/7-6-2-9-7 $904.40 $29,157.00
Daily Double 9-7 $93.20 $6,458.00
Exacta 7-9 $109.80 $67,738.00
Superfecta 7-9-3-8 $8,895.00 $24,144.00
Trifecta 7-9-3 $1,670.20 $35,817.00
Pick 3 2-9-7 $472.20 $5,669.00
Pick 4 6-2-9-7 $975.80 $18,549.00
Fractions and final time: :22.31, :45.91, :58.3
Winning Owner: Exadibal Orantes
Winning Breeder: Terry Young
Z U SOON was encouraged along chasing the leaders racing wide, moved out from four to six wide on the turn, put to stout urging by upper stretch, took the lead in mid-stretch and drew clear.

5F, Dirt, Maiden Special Weight
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $30,000

$1 Exacta / 50 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta 50 Cent Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8) / 50 Cent Pick 4 (Races 6-7-8-9) / $1 Daily Double

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Mendrel

Blame

Brian Cook

Angel Reyes

12/1

2 2

Creme de Cassis

Run Away and Hide

Tanner Tracy

Emmanuel Giles

6/1

3 3

Cowgirl Frankie

War Correspondent

John Rednour, Jr.

Luis H. Colon

5/1

4 4

Blaze Beauty

Tapiture

Don Bentler

Alvin Ortiz

15/1

5 5

Song of America

American Pharoah

Michael B. Campbell

Christopher A. Emigh

6/1

6 6

Lunarchy

Dialed In

Larry Rivelli

E. T. Baird

3/1

7 7

Magic Beauty

Curlin

Randy L. Klopp

Samuel E. Bermudez

10/1

8 8

Chasing Ghost's

The Bold Bruiser

Robert Pompell

Alexander Bendezu

15/1

9 9

Hop Away Hottie

Sock Hop

Tanner Tracy

Alexis Centeno

8/1

10 10

Positiondumoni

Well Positioned

Robert Pompell

Carly Hughes

15/1

11 11

River's Dreams

Revolutionary

Eric R. Reed

Olaf Hernandez

8/1

Runner Win Place Show
Mendrel  1 $31.20 $15.40 $9.00
Magic Beauty  7 - $11.60 $7.40
Blaze Beauty  4 - - $9.60
Creme de Cassis  2 - - -
Also rans: Hop Away Hottie, Lunarchy, Positiondumoni, Cowgirl Frankie, Song of America, River's Dreams, Chasing Ghost's
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 1-7 $270.40 $69,657.00
Trifecta 1-7-4 $2,917.20 $38,934.00
Pick 3 9-7-1 $1,515.60 $7,076.00
Daily Double 7-1 $254.60 $5,155.00
Superfecta 1-7-4-2 $14,003.80 $24,297.00
Fractions and final time: :22.03, :44.68, :56.83
Winning Owner: William A. Nicks
Winning Breeder: Bloom Racing LLC
MENDREL was urged clear to set the pace, drew off when asked in upper stretch and was taken in hand late.

Belmont Stakes 2023: 2 horses have speed, stamina to win

2 Belmont Stakes probables may last the distance even with an early lead.

5F, Dirt, $20,000 Claiming
Open | 4 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $20,000

$1 Exacta / 50 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta 50 Cent Pick 3 (Races 7-8-9) / $1 Daily Double

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

That Khenny

Khozan

Genaro Garcia

Constantino Roman

20/1

2 2

Mkar the Fast

Verrazano

Harry E. Lynch

Cory Orm

30/1

3 3

Alpine Ghost

Elusive Quality

James M. Watkins

Alexis Centeno

20/1

4 4

Stallone

War Command

Gabe Retana

E. T. Baird

12/1

5 5

Fenestra

Street Sense

Genaro Garcia

Luis H. Colon

8/5

6 6

First Masamune

First Samurai

Carlos Ramirez

Carlos Joan Ulloa

15/1

7 7

Medal of Fact

The Factor

Jose G. Rodriguez

Alvin Ortiz

10/1

8 8

Tilted Towers

Atreides

Brittany A. Vanden Berg

Christopher A. Emigh

3/1

9 9

Latin Casino

Liam's Map

Scott Becker

Victor Santiago

4/1

Runner Win Place Show
Tilted Towers  8 $10.80 $5.40 $3.20
Latin Casino  9 - $3.20 $2.60
Fenestra  5 - - $2.60
Alpine Ghost  3 - - -
Also rans: Stallone, Medal of Fact, First Masamune, That Khenny, Mkar the Fast
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 7-1-8 $1,944.80 $12,322.00
Trifecta 8-9-5 $79.20 $35,602.00
Superfecta 8-9-5-3 $754.40 $24,060.00
Exacta 8-9 $30.20 $62,257.00
Daily Double 1-8 $173.40 $5,318.00
Fractions and final time: :44.81, :57.18
Winning Owner: Marsico Brothers Racing LLC
Winning Breeder: John Liviakis
TILTED TOWERS moved forward to challenge for the lead from between rivals and took over past the half-mile marker, was soon clear dictating terms from off the inside, held safe under moderate urging through the lane.

5F, Dirt, Allowance
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $31,500

$1 Exacta / 50 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta / $1 Daily Double

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Midnight Escape

Speightstown

Javier Hernandez

Carlos Joan Ulloa

4/1

2 2

Sivako

More Than Ready

Chris M. Block

Emmanuel Giles

8/1

3 3

Putthepastbehind

Gone Astray

Gerald E. Brooks

Luis H. Colon

15/1

4 4

Baseball Politics

Midnight Lute

Steve Manley

E. T. Baird

8/1

5 5

Shimmer Me Timbers

Eddington

Cirilo Gorostieta

Frank Reyes

15/1

6 6

Baladine

Bal a Bali (BRZ)

Dee Poulos

Alexis Centeno

20/1

7 7

Senor Mike

Drill Sergeant

Robert Pompell

Alexander Bendezu

30/1

8 8

Lake Mills

El Medwar

Frank J. Kirby

Victor Santiago

15/1

9 9

Forrest City

Munnings

Randy L. Klopp

Samuel E. Bermudez

6/1

10 10

Dust Dancer

Outwork

Don Bentler

Alvin Ortiz

12/1

11 11

Comiskey Park

Carpe Diem

Armando Hernandez

Christopher A. Emigh

9/2

12 12

Beealea

Lea

Michele Boyce

Constantino Roman

6/1

13 13

Swishawish

Mshawish

Arthur A. Coontz

Luis H. Colon

(Also-eligible)

5/1

AE

14 14

Andrew the Giant

Smoke Warning

Bradley S. Ross

Diego Sanchez

(Also-eligible)

12/1

AE

Runner Win Place Show
Midnight Escape  1 $8.60 $5.00 $3.60
Comiskey Park 11 - $5.40 $3.00
Baseball Politics  4 - - $3.20
Swishawish 13 - - -
Also rans: Baladine, Forrest City, Dust Dancer, Lake Mills, Putthepastbehind
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 1-8-1/2/5/7/12/14 $797.40 $5,053.00
Daily Double 8-1 $43.80 $5,042.00
Exacta 1-11 $34.80 $49,989.00
Superfecta 1-11-4-13 $386.20 $17,035.00
Trifecta 1-11-4 $117.20 $26,363.00
Fractions and final time: :22.11, :44.82, :57.31
Winning Owner: Hooves and Saddles, LLC and Silver Lining Racing, LLC
Winning Breeder: Wertheimer et Frere
MIDNIGHT ESCAPE vied inside rivals, drifted out turning for home, dueled inside a rival and dug in to come back and prevail.

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1M 70Y, Dirt, $5,000 Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $12,000

$1 Exacta / 50 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta / 20 Cent Jackpot High-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Ah Leah

Midshipman

Jada C. Schlenk

Carly Hughes

30/1

2 2

Couger

The Factor

Manny Perez

Luis H. Colon

9/2

3 3

Fancy Empress

Empire Maker

Joel Campbell

Christopher A. Emigh

6/1

4 4

Her Gold Mine

Discreetly Mine

Antonio Meraz

Constantino Roman

30/1

5 5

Weekend Pass

Stay Thirsty

Earl W. Hughes

Olaf Hernandez

10/1

6 6

Prancipants

Country Be Gold

Oscar Sanchez

Alexander Bendezu

15/1

7 7

Aunt Stella

Ghaaleb

Elliot Sullivan

Frank Reyes

6/1

8 8

Silvera

Silver Tree

Blanca Candelas

Uriel A. Lopez

20/1

9 9

Watchin the Wheels

Broken Vow

Max Quinonez

Victor Santiago

10/1

10 10

Kitten Rocks

Big Blue Kitten

Brian Cook

E. T. Baird

5/1

11 11

She's a Big Star

Morning Line

Tanner Tracy

Emmanuel Giles

4/1

12 12

Lindalouimage

I Want Revenge

Max Quinonez

Alexis Centeno

20/1

Runner Win Place Show
She's a Big Star 11 $4.00 $3.00 $2.60
Couger  2 - $4.80 $4.00
Lindalouimage 12 - - $5.20
Her Gold Mine  4 - - -
Also rans: Fancy Empress, Weekend Pass, Ah Leah, Silvera, Watchin the Wheels, Aunt Stella
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 6 Jackpot 9-7-1-8-1/2/5/7/12/14-6/10/11 $424.40 $2,653.00
Daily Double 1-11 $20.40 $12,731.00
Exacta 11-2 $18.40 $50,561.00
Super High Five Jackpot 11-2-12-4-3 $7,896.60 $3,992.00
Superfecta 11-2-12-4 $1,142.20 $19,960.00
Trifecta 11-2-12 $126.60 $27,624.00
Pick 3 8-1/2/5/7/12/14-6/10/11 $113.00 $21,684.00
Pick 4 1-8-1/2/5/7/12/14-6/10/11 $1,764.40 $42,042.00
Fractions and final time: :24.4, :47.6, 1:12.73, 1:41.01, 1:45.81
Winning Owner: Joel B. Hunsburger
Winning Breeder: Arthur A. Coontz
SHE'S A BIG STAR

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