Articles filed under Horse Racing
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I'll Have Another takes aim at Preakness winMay 18, 2012 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE - No one is loving the run up to Saturday's Preakness more than Doug O'Neill. The trainer of Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another has spent nearly two week...
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Hanshin Cup opens Arlington Park stakes scheduleMay 18, 2012 7:31 pm - Arlington Park’s $5.8 million stakes schedule breaks out of the gates today with the running of the Grade III $150,000 Hanshin Cup. Leading the field of 10 in the mile t...
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This weekend, it's all about the BP Cup ... right?May 17, 2012 11:00 pm - A little much: Boarded-up windows, increased police manpower, safety barriers … what are they expecting to happen this weekend when the White Sox and Cubs battle ...
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At Preakness, Motion is the hunter, not the targetMay 17, 2012 3:24 pm - BALTIMORE — A year ago, Graham Motion was one of the most popular figures at Pimlico Race Course. As the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, Motion had...
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I’ll Have Another gets a day offMay 15, 2012 1:32 pm - BALTIMORE — The trainer for I’ll Have Another is keeping his Kentucky Derby winner off the track at Pimlico Race Course on a wet Tuesday morning in Baltimore. ...
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Arlington Park shows strong attendance gainsMay 15, 2012 10:40 am - Under clear blue skies, attendance for the Mother’s Day crowd Sunday at Arlington Park racetrack was 18 percent higher than in 2011, track officials report. Track o...
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Funeral services set for Arlington Park jockey RazoMay 12, 2012 12:24 pm - Funeral arrangements have been set for Eusebio “Eddie” Razo Jr., the longtime Arlington Park jockey who died last month in a suspicious fire at his Long Grove farm. Visi...
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Jockeys with Arlington Park ties enjoy motherhoodMay 12, 2012 7:51 am - Rosemary Homeister Jr. feared motherhood might end her career as a winning jockey, but if anything, the arrival of Victoria Rose nine months ago has made her stronger. H...
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The SoapboxMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Just talk about it: We echo the message court and medical leaders gave to parents at a forum about the dangers of underage drinking and drug use. “We have to talk to our...
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Arlington Park contract dispute was just ridiculousMay 10, 2012 11:00 pm - All that hoopla over a contract agreement between Arlington Park and the horsemen? Absolute nonsense. All it did was cast a cloud over the season-opener, made both sides...