Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Former area swimming champ named Director of Racing at Arlington ParkDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - A former Chicago-area swimming champ will take charge of Illinois' pool of thoroughbred horses this summer at Arlington Park. Chris Polzin, a former standout swimmer at ...
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Arlington Park buys 66 acres in $27.5 million dealDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Churchill Downs Inc.'s Arlington Park Racecourse will pay $27.5 million for 66.8 acres of land it currently leases as part of it's racing facilities in Arlington Heights...
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Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel dies at 68Nov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 68. Jockey agent Ron...
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Catalano's Wild ride caps a great season for trainerNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - A wild year personally ended with a Wild ride professionally for locally-based trainer Wayne Catalano when his filly, She Be Wild, captured the Breeders' Cup $2 million ...
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Zenyatta rallies to show the boys a thing or twoNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - ARCADIA, Calif. - What a gal! Zenyatta overcame early trouble to beat the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, running her record to 14-0 in the mos...
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Life is Sweet indeed for winning fillyNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - ARCADIA, Calif. - Life got sweeter for Life Is Sweet without her daunting stablemate Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. After fruitlessly chasing the undefea...
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Breeders' Cup kicks off todayNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - ARCADIA, Calif. - The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic is missing its leading lady, with defending champion Zenyatta pitting her 13-0 record against the boys on the second ...
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Man of Iron wins Breeders' Cup MarathonNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - ARCADIA, Calif. -- Man of Iron has won the $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon in a photo finish over 9-year-old gelding Cloudy's Knight. Man of Iron won by a nose Friday in...
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Zenyatta made early 5-2 favorite in BC ClassicNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - ARCADIA, Calif. -- Zenyatta was made the early 5-2 favorite Tuesday in a field of 13 for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, where she'll put her 13-0 record on the li...
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Man charged with blackmail for threat to kill coltOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - MANCHESTER, England -- A man has been charged with blackmail over a threat to kill 4-year-old colt Conduit before his Group One victory at Ascot. Ten days before Conduit...