John Leusch
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BG has right connection for Farrell's debutAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - After a 22-10 victory in the first game of his Buffalo Grove football coaching career, Jim Farrell said he felt the like the weight of the world had been lifted from his...
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French Connection films Million championAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The 2002 animated movie about the wild horse "Spirit" was the basis for French owners Bouzid and Kamel Chehboub naming their colt "Spirit One" back in 2004. In the film,...
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Festival lives up to international flavor among top performancesAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - While Ioritz Mendizabal rode back to the winner's circle after winning the Arlington Million, ESPN commentators were trying to congratulate the French rider with a wirel...
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Archipenko heads field of seven for 2008 MillionAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Archipenko has already won major races in England, Hong Kong and Dubai. The world traveler, bred in Kentucky, arrived to the northwest suburbs this week and hopes to mak...
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Kirby gets his chances in Festival at ArlingtonAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Not too many trainers can say they won titles at the same race track 30 years apart. But that's exactly what Frank Kirby did at Arlington Park in 1974 and 2004. Not too ...
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History lesson: Million has attracted the best in racingAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The past two years, Arlington Park's new polytrack surface has received all kinds of attention. But since 1981, when the first Arlington Million was run, it has been the...
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Well-traveled Archipenko draws rail for MillionAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - According to his South African trainer Michael F. de Kock, the morningline favorite for Saturday's 26th Arlington Million is a very intelligent horse. That horse, Archip...
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Sky Mom flies by, wins Arlington OaksAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A thoroughbred owner since 1986 and daughter of the Bill and Corrine Heiligbrodt racing family of Houston, Heather Stark made her first trip to Arlington Park on Saturda...
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Layoff perfect for KarelianJul 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Jockey James Graham and Kentucky-based trainer Rusty Arnold have this pattern down pretty well. Give the horse a long layoff, then run in a stakes race at Arlington Park...
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Victorious Stream Cat may be back for Arlington MillionJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - There could be a cat on the prowl for the Aug. 9 Arlington Million. Jockey James Graham steered Stream Cat to a 3¾-length victory in Saturday's $194,000 Grade III Arling...