Hawthorne Juvenile Stakes
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The Hawthorne Juvenile Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race
run annually from 1927 through 1999 at Hawthorne Race Course
in Stickney
/Cicero
, Illinois
. The race was open to two-year old horses and was contested on dirt at a distance of a mile and a sixteenth (8.5 furlong
s).
Last run in 1999, the race has been supplanted by the Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity, a race open to Illinois-bred two-year-old colt
s and gelding
s in its 31st running on December 12, 2009.
defeated her male counterparts to win the Hawthorne Juvenile.
The race has produced three horses that went on to win the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown
series. Head Play
accomplished the feat in 1932-33, Bee Bee Bee
in 1971-72, and Elocutionist
did it in 1975-76. In each case, the horse won only the Preakness Stakes
.
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
run annually from 1927 through 1999 at Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course is a race track for horse racing in Stickney/Cicero, 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...
in Stickney
Stickney, Illinois
Stickney is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,148 at the 2000 census. It was well known in the 1920s and early 1930s as the home for several bordellos linked to mobster Al Capone's empire....
/Cicero
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The race was open to two-year old horses and was contested on dirt at a distance of a mile and a sixteenth (8.5 furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s).
Last run in 1999, the race has been supplanted by the Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity, a race open to Illinois-bred two-year-old colt
Colt (horse)
A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. The term "colt" is often confused with foal, which refers to a horse of either sex under one year of age....
s and gelding
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
s in its 31st running on December 12, 2009.
Racenotes
In 1958, the filly Indian MaidIndian Maid
Indian Maid was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse who won three consecutive editions of the Falls City Handicap at Churchill Downs....
defeated her male counterparts to win the Hawthorne Juvenile.
The race has produced three horses that went on to win the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
series. Head Play
Head Play
Head Play was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1933 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series of races and as the horse on the losing end of the "Fighting Finish" of the 1933 Kentucky Derby.- Early racing career :At age two Head Play broke his...
accomplished the feat in 1932-33, Bee Bee Bee
Bee Bee Bee
Bee Bee Bee was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1972 Preakness Stakes. To date Bee Bee Bee is only one of eight Maryland-bred colts to win the Preakness and one of only eleven from the state to win a triple crown race.He was sired by multiple stakes winner Better Bee,...
in 1971-72, and Elocutionist
Elocutionist (horse)
Elocutionist was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series. Bred by Josephine Abercrombie's Pin Oak Stud and foaled at her Versailles, Kentucky farm, his sire was the multiple stakes winner, Gallant Romeo, a son of U.S. Racing Hall of...
did it in 1975-76. In each case, the horse won only the Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
.