Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Arlington Park’s future still in Gov’s handsApr 30, 2012 8:29 pm - Another year has passed. Another year without a new gambling bill in Illinois. The truly amazing part is that the Illinois House and Senate — made up of the people who r...
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Marengo horse owners have shot at winning Kentucky DerbyApr 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Chuck Sandford bought a horse because his wife, Maribeth, told him he needed a hobby. That was June 2009. Not three years later and he has a star horse, a champion joc...
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Investigators still probing jockey's deathApr 26, 2012 2:00 pm - Lake County officials Thursday continued their investigation of the still mysterious death of 46-year-old jockey Eusebio “Eddie” Razo Jr. in the detached garage of his L...
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OTBs open Wednesday in Prospect Hts., Glendale Hts.Apr 24, 2012 8:51 pm - The Illinois Racing Board approved off-track betting facilities in Prospect Heights and Glendale Heights on Tuesday, with both expected to open today. The Prospect Heigh...
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Beloved Arlington Park jockey dies in Long Grove fireApr 24, 2012 2:43 pm - Long Grove farm’s owner found inside
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Union Rags ahead of the pack in hunt for the rosesApr 23, 2012 6:33 pm - Picking the favorite for the Kentucky Derby may be as tough as picking the winner. Without a breakthrough star heading into the May 5 Derby, there’s a stable full of 3-y...
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OTB coming next week to Glendale Hts., Prospect Hts.Apr 20, 2012 5:00 pm - Hawthorne Race Course is closing its off-track betting parlor at Adam's Roadhouse in Buffalo Grove this weekend, but it plans to open new locations in Glendale Heights a...
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Off-track betting coming to Prospect Hts.Apr 19, 2012 8:43 pm - Mayor Nick Helmer is looking forward to watching the May 5 Kentucky Derby at the new off-track betting operation right in Prospect Heights. There will be a big tent part...
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2 horses euthanized from spills at Grand NationalApr 13, 2012 11:00 pm - AINTREE, England — The Grand National steeplechase was marred for the second year in a row with the death of two horses Saturday, including the pre-race favorite Synchro...
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Long-shot Done Talking wins Illinois DerbyApr 07, 2012 6:00 pm - Long-shot Done Talking won the $500,000 Illinois Derby on Saturday, beating Morgan's Guerrilla by three-quarters of a length at Hawthorne Race Course. Ridden by Sheldon ...