Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Online horse race wagering halted pending new legislationJan 30, 2013 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Two companies that had been allowing Illinoisans to bet on horse races online have stopped, according to the state's Racing Board. The Daily Herald reporte...
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Arlington releases stakes race scheduleJan 29, 2013 10:19 am - The International Festival of Racing, featuring the 31st running of the Grade I Arlington Million, tops a 2013 thoroughbred racing schedule that includes 25 stakes races...
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Louisiana requires health certificates for Illinois horsesJan 08, 2013 3:05 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. — Any horse coming into Louisiana from Illinois must have a health certificate showing that it has not been at Hawthorne Race Course in the past 30 days...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Bears GM knows of what he speaksJan 04, 2013 4:30 am - Dear Phil Emery: Four words: Best. News. Conference. Ever. You should do it more often. But #133; : Enjoy the kudos now because they won#146...
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Spellman's Scorecard: The lists just keep on comingDec 28, 2012 4:00 am - The New Year is always a time when everyone and their brother publishes lists, lists and more lists. Fortunately, I like lists. So, I'm going to sprinkle in a few lists ...
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Prize money at top U.K. tracks climbs to $66 millionDec 23, 2012 10:00 pm - Prize money at Britain's biggest racecourses, such as Aintree and Epsom Downs, will jump 15 percent to 40.4 million pounds ($66 million) next year, the Jockey Club said....
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United they (don’t) stand in track brouhahaNov 30, 2012 4:30 am - Just don’t get it: At a time when the horse racing industry needs a united front #151; or at least needs to project one #151; what with the possibility of slots a...
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Arlington Park sues state board over simulcast datesNov 28, 2012 10:19 am - As the Illinois horse racing world turns, the industry took yet another swerve this month with Arlington Park officials filing a lawsuit against the Illinois Racing Boar...
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Another problem for horse racing: fewer foalsNov 26, 2012 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - As gamblers place fewer bets at Arlington Park and prize money drops for winning horses, the effects are felt far from the track. The number of thoroughbr...
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Will Bears’ Peppers produce special prime-time showNov 09, 2012 4:30 am - Now back to our regular programming: Finally. Geesh. Now we can go ahead and ignore Ohio for three-and-a-half more years. #145;Pep#146; rally: ...