Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Top horse owner not sure it's worth returning to Arlington ParkMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Frank C. Calabrese isn't accustomed to being in this position. In years past, the dominant thoroughbred owner at Arlington Park for the last decade would simply bring a ...
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Calabrese on horse racing's futureMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: Here is more from our conversation with longtime thoroughbred owner Frank C. Calabrese, who has won numerous racing titles at Arlington Park. Frank Calabr...
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Slots at Arlington Park still a bad ideaMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Well, here we go again. Today's Herald reported that Rep. Lou Lang is preparing a bill that would allow the installation of slot machines at Arlington Park and other Ill...
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Arlington Park, horsemen join forces to boost fieldsFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - In politics, it’s all about the economy. In horse racing, it’s all about field size. You want to turn off the betting public both on-track and throughout the simulcast u...
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'Night School' offers horse-racing fans unique experienceFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - If you don't know the difference between a claiming race and an allowance race. If you are still trying to figure the exact distance of a furlong (a furlong??) or why th...
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Hawthorne jockey hurt in Friday raceFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Jockey Brandon Meier of Winfield was transported to Loyola Medical Center on Friday following an accident in the second race at Hawthorne Race Course. Meier, 22, was un...
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Jockey Karlsson to join Hawthorne on-air teamFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - When the Hawthorne spring thoroughbred racing meet returns on Friday, jockey Inez Karlsson will be joining Handicapper Jim Miller on-air to offer analysis and insight on...
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Racing returns Friday at HawthorneFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Every sports fan has his or her own harbinger of spring. Pitchers and catchers reporting. The Daytona 500. The Masters. The spring thoroughbred meet at Hawthorne. OK, th...
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Hawthorne racing at a glanceFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - What: 2011 Hawthorne Race Course spring meet for thoroughbred racing When: Opens Friday for the 102nd year of racing Where: 3501 S. Laramie in Stickney/Cicer...
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New racing days for start of Arlington ParkJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Arlington Park will alter its 2011 racing schedule during the months of May and June by racing on a Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday basis before reverting to a Th...