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Jamaica Patton

Prominent veteran ascending to his goal

By Mike Paradise · 29 May 2025

Hinsdale, IL — The years flash by for all of us and Springfield, Ill., based trainer/driver Jamaica Patton is no exception. The one-time upcoming harness racing driver now can be considered a prominent veteran on the Illinois circuit after nearly 30 years of toiling at his profession. “It doesn’t seem like I’ve been at this that […]

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Hawthorne honors black drivers with Juneteenth race

By Harnesslink · 20 June 2021

STICKNEY, IL – In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, Hawthorne Race Course recognized the many black harness racing drivers competing in Illinois by hosting the first pari-mutuel race in the state with a field of horses driven by all black drivers. The Juneteenth Celebration race went as race nine on the Saturday Hawthorne card as […]