Articles filed under Horse Racing
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With Arlington Park closing, our readers share their favorite memories of the trackSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - Racing began at Arlington Park on Oct. 13, 1927, and since then, suburban residents have enjoyed milestones, family events and July Fourth fireworks at the track. The A...
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'I hate to see it go': These Arlington Park starters will be there at the finishSep 23, 2021 5:30 am - William Knott knew he'd always be around horses since he was 15, when he helped a friend train and race quarter horses. It's a similar story for William Fultz, who start...
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With Arlington Park's closure, Hawthorne awarded all 2022 race datesSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Hawthorne Race Course officials Thursday struck an optimistic tone for the future of Illinois horse racing while acknowledging the challenges ahead for the industry that...
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Jim O'Donnell: Maybe there will be some magic at midnight after Arlington Park closesSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - THEY SAY THEY ARE CLOSING a racetrack in Arlington Heights this weekend. For good. And who is left to push back? A disinterested governor? An overwhelmed suburban mayor?...
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O'Donnell: 5 more years of racing at Arlington Park, then Bears? McCauley's common sense says yesSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - IS THERE A DIVINELY CRAFTED LIFEBOAT available for the interim future of Arlington Park that includes the continuation of racing beyond 2021 and construction of a new Be...
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Jim O'Donnell: Updated odds favor Glenstar and Bears in 'Bye-Buy Arlington Derby'Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - LOGIC AND BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION are historically two of the biggest banes to the committed handicapper. Nonetheless, OdeNac the Magnificent — the spotty sports real...
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Horsemen bullish on at least one bid to preserve racing at ArlingtonSep 07, 2021 1:00 am - With less than three weeks to go before the possible last race in the history of Arlington Park, the leadership of the group representing horse owners and trainers expre...
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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...