Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Mane Event means Arlington Heights is in the party zoneAug 13, 2011 5:45 am - Once the white picket fences go up around intersections in downtown Arlington Heights, local residents know it's time to party. On Friday, they took to the streets for t...
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Images: The Arlington MillionAug 13, 2011 1:00 am - ...
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Arlington Million festivities feature lots of hatsAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - A downpour that caused an early 20-minute racing delay, and a lighter rain during the big race, couldn’t dampen the excitement of Saturday’s Arlington Million. Even Krys...
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3D: Stacelita wins Beverly D for SchwartzAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - Prominent thoroughbred owner Martin Schwartz had some kind words for Arlington Park chairman Richard Duchossois on Saturday afternoon. “You do the best job in racing,” t...
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Treasure Beach strikes it rich in Secretariat StakesAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - With soft fractions giving the front-running Ziyarid things his own way, the Grade I $400,000 Secretariat Stakes was his to win on Saturday afternoon. But Treasure Beach...
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Cape Blanco wins Arlington MillionAug 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Rivalry schmivalry. All the hype about a showdown between Irish import Cape Blanco and his American counterpart Gio Ponti fizzled like a match in a thunderstorm during ...
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Strong international field among Arlington favoritesAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Today's three Grade I stakes at Arlington Park are billed as the International Festival of Racing. Quite fitting, to say the least. The morning-line favorites for the Ar...
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Arlington purse increase stays — for nowAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Well, the purse money tango lives on at Arlington Park. In a preemptive move Friday, track officials decided to raise purses by 21 percent without the approval or consen...
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For racing champ Guidry, nervousness a good signAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Mark Guidry is ready to return to the saddle. Really, really ready. “I’m really nervous and I never thought I would be,” the two-time Arlington Park riding champion said...
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Arlington Million by the numbersAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - 1 and 7: Winningest posts in the Arlington Million. Each have won five times. 11: Number of trainers of Arlington Million starters who have won Eclipse awards. 22: Numbe...