Articles filed under Horse Racing
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School closed, teens turn to Arlington Park for play rehearsalFeb 03, 2014 1:51 pm - The show must go on! That was the spirit displayed last week when St. Viator students found themselves faced with school closed for two days due to subzero weather, taki...
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The SoapboxFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Not quite the same venue: Look at video from Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State speech and you’ll see different levels of attention among the lawmakers sitting in the C...
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Arlington breathes a sign of reliefJan 31, 2014 8:00 pm - It's been a pretty good week for the folks at Arlington International Racecourse. On Wednesday, there was the last-minute passage of a bill extending Advance Deposit Wag...
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Quenneville could add Derby title to 2 Stanley CupsJan 31, 2014 11:00 am - Has anybody ever won a Stanley Cup and a Kentucky Derby in the same year? That would be a dandy double, but despite long odds, it is doable for Joel Quenneville, for who...
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Anybody else done with brrrrutal weather?Jan 31, 2014 4:30 am - Observation while waiting for the equatorial vortex: My car looks like road. Follow-up observation: I hate winter. Seriously: ...
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Quinn signs bill to save Arlington seasonJan 29, 2014 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a proposal that could prevent Arlington International Racecourse’s live racing season from being cut in half. Lawmakers book...
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Editorial: Act now to give horse racing some breathing roomJan 28, 2014 4:00 am - The horse racing industry depends a lot on “breathing room” these days. Breathing room in which to see whether an improvement in the economy will bring people back to th...
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Arlington season's fate rests with lawmakersJan 24, 2014 4:15 am - If you watch Gov. Pat Quinn's State of the State speech Wednesday and see some lawmakers in the crowd nervously checking their watches, it might not be because he's been...
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Tough to root for these hard-working to loseJan 16, 2014 4:30 am - I'm torn about these Bulls. Initially, like many, I was onboard the tank-it-the-rest-of-the-season train. But …: Even though it goes against what's best for the o...
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Hot idea to tone Manning's pre-snap craziness downJan 10, 2014 4:30 am - Gonna be all over the place today, so bear with me. To start with ...: A New Year's wish. May we never experience a polar vortex like that again. Ever. ...