Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Treasure Beach strikes it rich in Secretariat StakesAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - With soft fractions giving the front-running Ziyarid things his own way, the Grade I $400,000 Secretariat Stakes was his to win on Saturday afternoon. But Treasure Beach...
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Cape Blanco wins Arlington MillionAug 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Rivalry schmivalry. All the hype about a showdown between Irish import Cape Blanco and his American counterpart Gio Ponti fizzled like a match in a thunderstorm during ...
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Strong international field among Arlington favoritesAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Today's three Grade I stakes at Arlington Park are billed as the International Festival of Racing. Quite fitting, to say the least. The morning-line favorites for the Ar...
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Arlington purse increase stays — for nowAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Well, the purse money tango lives on at Arlington Park. In a preemptive move Friday, track officials decided to raise purses by 21 percent without the approval or consen...
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For racing champ Guidry, nervousness a good signAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Mark Guidry is ready to return to the saddle. Really, really ready. “I’m really nervous and I never thought I would be,” the two-time Arlington Park riding champion said...
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Arlington Million by the numbersAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - 1 and 7: Winningest posts in the Arlington Million. Each have won five times. 11: Number of trainers of Arlington Million starters who have won Eclipse awards. 22: Numbe...
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Three key figures share their Million memoriesAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Thirty years ago, in 1981, the very first Arlington Million was held. Here are some memories from three key figures with distinct perspectives on the race, which has ama...
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Hat’s off to Santina Dond in the HatoofAug 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Sure, the crowd of 31,069 at Arlington Park was provided with an abundance of excitement from the three Grade I stakes races on the International Festival Day of Racing....
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Arlington purse increase turns terseAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - It was an odd afternoon at Arlington Park. It began when track officials sent out a press release stating that “the positive development of the Horse Racing Equity (HRE)...
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St. Viator grads have big stake in SecretariatAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - Having a horse run in a Grade I stakes race is the thrill of a lifetime for many thoroughbred owners. But for Marty Nixon and brothers Ron and Al Lepinski, all graduates...