Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Jim O'Donnell: Daily Herald's memorable Ray Hallett with a final 'Botton Line' on Arlington ParkSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - ONCE IN A FADING TURF MOON, there's no point in getting in the way of the words of an insightful man. That's the view this Labor Day weekend as Ray Hallett draws back so...
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Jim O'Donnell: Carstanjen, Churchill Inc., stumble trying to defend PetrilloSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - THE TRANSITING TOWN BULLY of Illinois thoroughbred racing continues to trip all over itself. Churchill Downs Inc. - the out-of-state carnivore that knows no shame - has ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Track, track, Bears — could those be Churchill's '3 finalists' for Arlington Park?Aug 24, 2021 1:00 am - THE WORDS STRUGGLE to make it from the logic portion of the brain through the fingers to the keyboard. But could “the three finalists” in the Churchill Downs Inc. biddin...
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Jim O'Donnell: The day Dick Duchossois said 'no' to Whitney HoustonAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - MUCH IS BEING MADE about the extraordinarily sad, doomed and downright mean spirits emanating from Arlington Park these days. Arlington's 2021 live season will go down i...
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Mayor: Arlington Park sale announcement could come in next month or twoAug 17, 2021 5:10 am - A public announcement on a selected Arlington Park redevelopment proposal could come in the next one to two months, and the local regulatory approvals process could begi...
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'This industry will never be the same without Arlington Park': Illinois horsemen plead for helpAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - With little more than a month to go until the expected final race at Arlington Park, Illinois horsemen Tuesday pleaded with a state regulatory panel to save the historic...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington Million Day media gets parting gift - Petrillo throws all out of press boxAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - FOR DECADES, DICK DUCHOSSOIS saw to it that at the conclusion of Million Day, most working media received a gracious memento for their toil. Early Saturday evening at Ar...
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'They killed it': Duchossois' son blames politicians, not Churchill, for Arlington Park's endAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - Amid the pageantry of the final Arlington Million Day - a day to honor Dick Duchossois and his family for their contributions to horse racing - Duchossois' son blamed no...
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Two Emmys stuns in Mr. D StakesAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - It was an Oscar finish for Two Emmys. The 27-1 longshot Two Emmys stunned heavy favorite Domestic Spending to win the Mr. D, formally the Arlington Million, on a beautif...
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Images: Fans and pageantry at the final Million Day at Arlington ParkAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - It was likely the final Million Day with the final running of the Arlington Million - renamed the Mr. D Stakes, and not worth $1 million. The big day Saturday brought ou...