Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Racing Board lays out best-to-worse optionsSep 24, 2013 2:00 pm - Talk about hedging your bets. That’s exactly what the Illinois Racing Board did Tuesday when it issued four alternate schedules for the upcoming 2014 thoroughbred racing...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Minor red flag on TrestmanSep 19, 2013 10:00 pm - There's a lot to like about Marc Trestman thus far, and high on my list is the fact that he's not a coachy coach, which is way beyond refreshing. But … This week the fir...
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Kaner and Toews to race at ArlingtonSep 13, 2013 12:37 pm - The Chicago Blackhawks may be conducting training camp at the University of Notre Dame this week, but that won’t stop Kaner and Toews from facing off Saturday at Arlingt...
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2 stakes races at Arlington SaturdaySep 05, 2013 10:40 am - High Roll and Captain’s Affair headline a field of nine 2-year-olds for Saturday’s Grade III $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity, while 11 juvenile fillies including ...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Braun, Marshall and moreAug 29, 2013 10:00 pm - OK, I just had some cream and a lozenge, so this should be a heck of a Scorecard. Ha: Like that's ever gonna happen. Fun with words: The best part...
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Will Take Charge pulls upset in TraversAug 24, 2013 6:53 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Will Take Charge waited until the final stride to get a nose past Moreno and pull off a surprise win in the Travers Stakes on Saturday at Sarato...
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Fair Grounds hires Arlington analyst SpencerAug 23, 2013 1:55 pm - Brian W. Spencer, a handicapping expert at Arlington International Racecourse, has been hired as the new analyst at Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans. After the rece...
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Track officials vow not to repeat Million TV faux pasAug 22, 2013 8:51 am - Face it, in horse racing, a lot depends on luck. For most of Arlington Million Day, luck was in absolute abundance. Huge crowd, beautiful weather, great racing, a nation...
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Key ruling goes against casinosAug 20, 2013 6:15 pm - A judge in a long-running civil case has ruled decisively against riverboat casinos that claimed Illinois legislators passed laws benefiting competitors in the racetrack...
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Arlington Million TV viewers left in darkAug 17, 2013 11:00 pm - It wasn't quite the level of the “Heidi Game” when fans didn't get to view the Oakland Raiders' 2 touchdowns in the final minute to defeat the New York Jets in a 1968 NF...