Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Why even bother with an NFL trade deadline?Nov 02, 2012 5:30 am - Tepid stove league: Can you imagine how gaga fans would go if the NFL actually made trades at the trade deadline? Instead, all we get are crickets and a confir...
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Murphy, Page differ on gambling, slots for Arlington ParkOct 26, 2012 5:30 am - With Arlington Park situated in the middle of the state’s 27th Senate District, both candidates for the seat are speaking out about where they stand on expanding gamblin...
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Game On Dude to try again in Breeders’ Cup ClassicOct 24, 2012 4:19 pm - LOS ANGELES — Game On Dude will be out to avenge his agonizing loss of a year ago when he runs again in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, and a victory could give cr...
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Jockey Sutherland calls it a career at 36Oct 21, 2012 8:32 pm - Chantal Sutherland went home to Canada to ride the final race of her career Sunday, and then announced her retirement as a jockey at 36. She went 0 for 2 at Woodbine in ...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Enough already on 'sideline' CutlerOct 04, 2012 11:00 pm - One thing for sure heading into Sunday's Bears game in Jacksonville: There will be waaaay fewer cameras on hand for the Fox telecast then there were during ESPN's Monday...
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Arlington Park gets derby rights, but not all requestsSep 25, 2012 5:00 pm - Arguing for “opportunities it has earned,” Arlington Park officials squared off against Hawthorne Race Course Tuesday, petitioning the Illinois Racing Board for the righ...
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Arlington hosts final graded stakes this weekendSep 14, 2012 11:42 am - A full field of 12 fillies, topped by Volcat and Angegreen, will line up for Saturday’s Grade III $175,000 Pucker Up Stakes at a 1 mile on the turf, the final graded sta...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: What to do with Bears off this weekendSep 14, 2012 5:30 am - The waiting is the hardest part: Since the beloved Bears don#146;t return to the field until a week from Sunday, let#146;s focus on sports other than pro football...
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At last, Cubs' Sveum utters something that's eminently quotableSep 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Eyeballing? Eyeballing! Finally, a quote to remember from Dale Sveum. Urlacher on Sunday: Should only be swatting pixies, not Colts. Let the knee heal for cryi...
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Kudos to Maciaszek for two-plus decades of excellenceAug 30, 2012 11:29 am - Rain, cold, mud, snow, muffled P.A. systems, unexplained penalties, keeping your own stats while trying to absorb the flow of the game ... ask any sports writer and they...