Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Baffert finding hope at PimlicoMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE - Bob Baffert is looking for good omens anywhere he can. So it wasn't lost on the Hall of Fame trainer that he won two races at Hollywood Park the other day fr...
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Preakness favorite Super Saver settles into Stall 40May 12, 2010 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- The significance of the event was not lost on Todd Pletcher. Pletcher was about to lead Super Saver into Stall 40 at the Pimlico Stakes Barn, upholding a cu...
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Paralyzed jockey sues Arlington Park over injuryMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - A top jockey paralyzed in a spill at Arlington Park a year ago and unable to walk since filed suit Tuesday against the track and the makers of its Polytrack surface in C...
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Slots at tracks would boost state projectsMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois school and road construction projects authorized by the state's new capital construction law are at risk of stalling because multiple local governments are reje...
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Arlington Park vision's missing ingredientMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - The president of Arlington Park sketched out a vision this week for a sprawling entertainment complex that would surround the renowned horse track with shopping, live en...
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Female jockey races to top of Arlington Park leadersMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - For the first time in the history of Arlington Park, a female jockey leads the track's rider standings. Following a riding double last Sunday, jockey Inez Karlsson forge...
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On to Preakness for Super SaverMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Calvin Borel boldly predicted he's going to win the Triple Crown after Super Saver sloshed to a 2½-length victory in the Kentucky Derby. Ever-cautious ...
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Super Saver wins 136th Kentucky Derby on muddy trackApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- They don't call him Bo-rail for nothing. Calvin Borel grabbed the rail and didn't let go Saturday, sloshing through the slop with Super Saver on anoth...
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Rain figures to muddle things up at DerbyApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The favorite was pulled at the start of the week. Heavy thunderstorms in the forecast could turn the dirt strip at Churchill Downs into something resem...
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Rachel Alexandra loses second straight raceApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- Rachel Alexandra lost again. The reigning Horse of the Year was beaten by a head in her return to Churchill Downs on Friday, losing a stretch duel to U...