Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Informed Decision flashes near record-setting speedJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - One day after 34,000 fans showed up for fireworks at Arlington Park, Informed Decision lit up the Polytrack in the $140,000 Grade III Chicago Handicap. The 4-year old gr...
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Trainer banned after Queen's horse is dopedJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- A trainer has been fined and banned three months from entering horses after one of Queen Elizabeth II's racehorses failed a doping test. Nicky Henderson learne...
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Injured jockey Douglas reaches out to fansJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Jockey Rene Douglas, who was seriously injured during an on-track incident at Arlington Park in late May, issued his first public statement to friends and fans on Tuesda...
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Rachel Alexandra romps to victory in Mother GooseJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Sheer intimidation may have kept most of Rachel Alexandra's competition away, and a couple of late scratches made the Mother Goose Stakes a three-horse race. ...
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He discovered the fire, still marvels at rebuildJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Tommy Trotter thanks God every day that something woke him about 1:30 a.m. the night that Arlington Park burned almost 25 years ago. On July 31, 1985, Trotter, his wife,...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Enjoy summer in the suburbs: We have nothing against the Taste of Chicago or Summerfest in Milwaukee. They're fabulous events. But you're missing something if you don't ...
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Images from the Arlington Park fire and rebuildingJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Track marks 20 years since rebuilt grandstand openedJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Amid the rebuilding of Arlington Park racetrack after the 1985 fire that destroyed the grandstand, Richard Duchossois and his daughter, Dayle, grabbed restaurant trays a...
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Borel returns to Arlington for Prairie State FestivalJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Not much has happened to jockey Calvin Borel between the last time he visited Arlington Park in 2006 to ride in the Washington Park Handicap and today when he's schedule...
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Borel, Fort Prado steal the Prairie showJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Although he left winless in five races, national celebrity jockey Calvin Borel served as a strong ambassador for thoroughbred racing Saturday at Arlington Park. Having s...