Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Spellman's Scorecard: Offering PGA some sound solutionsAug 15, 2013 10:00 pm - I have nothing against words like Sasquatch or mashed potatoes. In fact, those probably are two of my favorite things in the world — and yes, both exist — but I have a b...
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Arlington Million still holds special place in horse racingAug 15, 2013 8:25 pm - Even the most casual of horse racing fans can remember the buzz when it was announced that Arlington Park would be hosting the world’s first million-dollar race in the s...
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Big plans for Arlington Million’s defending champAug 14, 2013 3:41 pm - In a perfect world, breeder and owner Carlo Vaccarezza’s schedule for his 6-year-old gelding Little Mike — the defending Arlington Million champion — would look a little...
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Ramsey is the cat’s meow among horse ownersAug 13, 2013 5:21 pm - Ken Ramsey is going to be one busy cat this weekend. From New York to France to right here at Arlington, it will be a festival of Kittens and other Ramsey horses heading...
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Dooley’s mantra: A bad day at the track is still goodAug 12, 2013 8:23 pm - I remember it like it was yesterday. The scene was a borderline fancy downtown restaurant where I first met this energetic, fresh-faced guy who was minutes away from bei...
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The SoapboxAug 10, 2013 12:27 pm - Keeping perspective: In an editorial referencing a Buffalo Grove letter about a proposed supportive housing project in Arlington Heights, we failed to note that, that pr...
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Million may feature 14-horse fieldAug 09, 2013 6:56 pm - The last time the Arlington Million featured a 14-horse field was all the way back in 1994. Well, that number may be equaled next week if all 14 horses pre-entered Frida...
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Perfect conditons lead to big turnout at Mane EventAug 09, 2013 5:00 pm - There was no rain at Friday night's Mane Event in Arlington Heights, but it turned out to be the perfect storm. The combination of a cool summer evening, with blocked of...
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3-time Derby winner Borel leads Hall inducteesAug 09, 2013 3:55 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Jockey Calvin Borel, who captured the Kentucky Derby three times in four years, led the class of inductees into the National Museum of Racing’s ...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Hey, Fox, don't screw up U.S. OpenAug 08, 2013 6:00 pm - I'm not sure how to take the news that the U.S. Open soon will be moving to Fox. I like my Open coverage serene enough that a nap is never out of the realm of possibilit...