Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Quinn’s gambling bill kill bad news for horse racingAug 28, 2012 10:50 am - When it comes to Illinois politics, you might be better served pounding your head against a cement mixer than trying to figure out how our elected officials make their d...
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Historic horse race histroy: Travers finishes in tieAug 25, 2012 5:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Too close to call indeed. Track announcer Tom Durkin couldn't pick the winner of the $1 million Travers Stakes, and neither could anyone else wh...
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The SoapboxAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t sign that bill: Gov. Pat Quinn has one week to decide whether to expand gambling by adding five new casinos and slots at racetracks, including Arlington Park. Whil...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Second NFL team in Chicago?Aug 23, 2012 9:20 pm - Dream weaver Former Mayor Richard M. Daley told Comcast SportsNet this week that there#146;s room for another NFL team in Chicago, one that would play in an enclo...
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Arlington Park overcomes obstacles to surviveAug 22, 2012 2:00 pm - Lucky Lindy flew the Atlantic solo in 1927. Prohibition was pouring millions of dollars into what was rapidly becoming organized crime. And out in the middle of Illinois...
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Duchossois recalls ‘remarkable’ DillerAug 20, 2012 7:14 pm - Phyllis Diller was present for some of the most profound moments of Dick Duchossois’ life and career, and he for hers. Duchossois, Arlington Park’s chairman, remembered ...
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Numbers up across the board on Million DayAug 19, 2012 9:29 pm - If the weather cooperates and you put on a good show, the fans will show up — and they will wager — as the folks at Arlington Park discovered Saturday. The 2012 Arlingt...
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Images of pageantry from the Arlington MillionAug 18, 2012 7:48 pm - ...
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Race Images from the Arlington MillionAug 18, 2012 7:45 pm - ...
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Little Mike wins Arlington MillionAug 18, 2012 6:43 pm - Priscilla Vaccarezza will have quite a story to tell in a few weeks when she comes back to town for a 30th reunion of Glenbard North High School. Despite having lived in...