Images: Opening Day at Arlington Park 2011
Helicopter with jockey Eduardo Perez aboard eases up at the finish line after winning the first race on opening day at Arlington Park Friday.
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Horses leave the starting gate in the first race at Arlington Park Friday.
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Jacob Ackerley, 5, of South Bend, Ind., tries out his dadÂ’s binoculars prior to the start of racing.
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Horses in the first race remain bunched shortly after leaving the starting gate Friday.
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Horses in the fourth race head into the stretch on opening day at Arlington Park.
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Christian Ottaviano, 3, of Gilberts waits for horses near the winners circle Friday.
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JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.comThird-race winner Zipping Away with Jockey Junior Alvarado passes the finish line during opening day at Arlington Park.
Eduardo Perez enters the winners circle aboard Helicopter after the first race.
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Royal Posh with jockey Eduardo Perez heads for the finish in the fourth race Friday.
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