Articles filed under Horse Racing
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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...
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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...