Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Duchossois' Bev D. winner ready for Breeders' CupNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the years, veteran trainer Ron McAnallly kept telling Richard Duchossois that some day the pair would team up to win the Beverly D., the illustrious race named afte...
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Slots at Arlington? Supporters want lawmakers to talk about itNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Whether slot machines should be installed at Arlington Park could once again be debated in Springfield later this month. State Sen. Terry Link, a Waukegan ...
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Remembering Georgeff's Secretariat callOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding your article by Mike Spellman on Friday, Oct. 8th regarding Phil Georgeff: Phil was probably the one track announcer who put excitement into every race he call...
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Arlington Hts. should embrace slots at trackOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Trustees, the answer to holding taxes is racing past you! Arlington Park racecourse is a jewel in the crown of Arlington Heights. The track provides large revenues that ...
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Arlington Park hires general manager for trackOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - After 17 years of working at Arlington Park, Tony Petrillo can now start living his dream. Petrillo, who most recently was the vice president of facilities and operation...
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Arlington Park president resigns after 5th seasonOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - In a development that caught many Arlington Park observers by surprise, Roy Arnold resigned his post as track president Monday after nearly five years at the helm. Arnol...
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Soapbox: Better to be lucky than goodOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - “I'd rather be lucky than good is a great mantra for golfers and, now too, for some private pilots. How else do you explain how a Naperville couple escaped death Wednesd...
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Images of Secretariat at Arlington ParkOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - ...
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Secretariat thrilled Arlington crowdOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - When Ron Turcotte was in the midst of making headlines in 1973 as the regular rider aboard Secretariat, legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro pulled him aside one day. "He told ...
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Georgeff recalls the day Secretariat ruled ArlingtonOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Phil Georgeff called more than 96,000 races on the Chicago racing circuit over a career that spanned from 1959 to 1992, and it seems as if he remembers every single one ...