Articles filed under Horse Racing
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NHL labor situation? Just get it resolved, guysJun 29, 2012 5:30 am - Just wondering: Do NHL owners know what they'll be up against when they finally settle in to negotiate a new collective-bargaining agreement and there across the ...
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Arlington jockey gives fans inside look with helmet camJun 24, 2012 6:00 pm - In horse racing, jockeys know that most fans are more familiar with the animals than with the men and women who guide them through each race. Tim Thornton and Jessica ...
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Churchill Downs looking for acquisitionsJun 17, 2012 8:00 am - Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs Inc.'s top executive has told shareholders that the gambling and racing company plans to be aggressive in seeking new ...
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Prairie State Festival quite a day at ArlingtonJun 16, 2012 9:25 pm - A half-hour rain delay to start the day, heavy favorites rolling, heavy favorites fizzling. Longshots, front-runners, stone-cold closers, you name it, and Saturday’s Pra...
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Illinois-breds set for Arlington’s Prairie State FestivalJun 15, 2012 10:35 am - Arlington Park will host the 13th annual Prairie State Festival on Saturday. The festival will include six races of Illinois thoroughbreds, each with $125,000 stakes. C...
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Sox fans’ lack of support puzzlingJun 14, 2012 6:45 pm - Say it ain’t so: I hope like heck the crosstown series at the Cell next week is sold out and that it#146;s packed with Sox fans. The way their team is playing...
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Largest win in Arlington Park history beat 1 in 95,040 oddsJun 11, 2012 11:06 am - The out-of-state winner of Sunday’s $1.1 million JackPOT High-5 at Arlington Park overcame odds of 1 in 95,040 to claim the largest single ticket payout in the track’s 8...
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Arlington Park bet pays out more than $1.1 millionJun 10, 2012 8:00 pm - An out-of-state bettor won more than $1.1 million on a $1 wager by predicting the first five finishers of Arlington Park's final race in the correct order Sunday. The ti...
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Decision on I’ll Have Another made a lot of horse senseJun 09, 2012 7:50 pm - Horse racing can’t dodge skepticism even when it does the right thing. Seemingly forever, stories about the sport have had both an honesty-and-integrity side and a cheat...
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Union Rags nips Paynter in Belmont Stakes tight finishJun 09, 2012 5:00 pm - NEW YORK — Union Rags picked up where I'll Have Another left off — coming from behind to catch a Bob Baffert-trained horse at the finish in a Triple Crown race. In Satur...