title: Illinois Festival of Racing
text: # Illinois Festival of Racing
  
  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.
  
  ## The Six Races
  
  | 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 |
  