John Leusch
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Plenty of local flavor in Beverly D StakesAug 11, 2016 1:00 am - Heading into this summer, veteran trainer Mike Stidham had started two horses in the Grade I Beverly D. This Saturday, he will more than double that number. Stidham has ...
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Can One Mean Man upset favorites in Secretariat?Aug 11, 2016 1:00 am - Bernie Flint, a 76-year-old Kentucky based trainer, will arrive Saturday morning by plane to saddle One Mean Man in the 1 ¼-mile Grade I $400,000 Secretariat Stakes on t...
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Arlington Million: The Pizza Man looks to deliver againAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - When The Pizza Man thrilled the local fan base with his history-making victory in the 2015 Arlington Million, he began his magical triumph wearing saddle cloth No. 7. He...
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Maine West girls basketball coach Derril Kipp diesJul 05, 2016 1:00 am - Heavy hearts prevailed throughout the Illinois high school girls basketball world Tuesday with the passing of Derril Kipp, the fifth-winningest girls basketball coach in...
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Rugby championships at Melas ParkJul 05, 2016 1:00 am - Rugby is returning to the Olympics this August in Rio de Janeiro for the first time in 92 years. Guess which country is the two-time defending champion? The United State...
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Supporters rally behind Maine West basketball legend Derril KippJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - Twenty eight years ago, York girls basketball coach Don Hudgens was pulling for his team to upset nationally ranked Maine West at Assembly Hall in Champaign. The Warrior...
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Western Illinois pays tribute to program's top baseball achieversJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - In cooperation with the current Western Illinois baseball coach Ryan Brownlee, former Leatherneck and current Libertyville resident Connie Kowal has organized the last t...
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Longshot wins second annual Mike Spellman Memorial Stakes at ArlingtonJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - It was a sunny day, but Stormin Elle still prevailed in the $53,800 Mike Spellman Memorial Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Arlington International Racecourse. The six-ye...
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Mike Spellman Memorial Stakes race returns to ArlingtonJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - Trainer Chris Block, a mainstay in the Chicago area the past three decades, summed up what late Daily Herald sports writer Mike Spellman meant to Arlington International...
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Filly running at Arlington on Saturday will have plenty of fansJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - One particular horse running at Arlington International Racecourse on Friday certainly won't be lacking fan support. A filly in the fourth race named Miss Swift Kitty wi...