Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Duchossois recalls ‘remarkable’ DillerAug 20, 2012 7:14 pm - Phyllis Diller was present for some of the most profound moments of Dick Duchossois’ life and career, and he for hers. Duchossois, Arlington Park’s chairman, remembered ...
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Numbers up across the board on Million DayAug 19, 2012 9:29 pm - If the weather cooperates and you put on a good show, the fans will show up — and they will wager — as the folks at Arlington Park discovered Saturday. The 2012 Arlingt...
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Images of pageantry from the Arlington MillionAug 18, 2012 7:48 pm - ...
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Race Images from the Arlington MillionAug 18, 2012 7:45 pm - ...
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Little Mike wins Arlington MillionAug 18, 2012 6:43 pm - Priscilla Vaccarezza will have quite a story to tell in a few weeks when she comes back to town for a 30th reunion of Glenbard North High School. Despite having lived in...
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Arlington Million remains a special day in suburbsAug 18, 2012 1:00 pm - Saturday's 30th running of the Arlington Million was celebrated by astonishing weather and 34,002 fans, the largest crowd for the race in this century. I have covered pr...
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Shoemaker vs. Piggott: which jockey is best?Aug 18, 2012 6:47 am - Editor’s note: With the 30th running of the Arlington Million this weekend, we thought you might enjoy a look back at the first Million ever held. The column was publish...
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‘Shoe’ made Million a classicAug 18, 2012 6:47 am - Editor’s note: Here is a reprint of Mike Imrem’s column on the first Arlington Million. It appeared on Aug. 31, 1981, in the Daily Herald. Just moments after Bill Shoema...
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In the long run, St. Leger suits JakkalberryAug 18, 2012 6:14 am - To give you an idea of how unusually long the inaugural running of the St. Leger at Arlington Park was Saturday, consider this: if you lined up a field of horses for an ...
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Dream finish in Beverly DAug 18, 2012 6:13 am - The stretch at Arlington Park is by no means the longest in the country; just one look at the never-ending run for home at Belmont Park is all the proof you need of that...