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The Hawthorne Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1965 at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney/Cicero Illinois near Chicago. Raced in October it is open to three-year-old horses. It is contested for a purse of $250000 over a distance of 1⅛ miles on turf.Inaugurated as the Hawthorne Diamond Jubilee in 1965 (through 1968) it was run on dirt until 1984 when it was switched to the turf course. The John R.