Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Harris: Time for open discussion about slotsApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - I was pleased to read the editorial in Sunday’s Daily Herald (“Let the debate over track slots begin”). The subject of slot machines at Arlington Park is again on the ag...
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Duchossois optimistic about horseracing's futureApr 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Richard Duchossois, part-owner of Arlington Park and chairman of The Duchossois Group, gave a speech to the Thoroughbred Club of America in January in Lexington, Ky....
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Arlington Hts. board divided on slotsApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - Expansion of gambling at Arlington Park is a divisive issue with the Arlington Heights village board, even after Village President Arlene Mulder said her fear of losing ...
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Let the debate over slots at Arlington Park beginApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - For years, we have heard out of Springfield various proposals to install slot machines at Arlington Park, regardless of the views of the village of Arlington Heights whe...
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Watch Me Go heads Illinois DerbyApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - The 54th running of Saturday’s $300,000 TVG Illinois Derby at Hawthorne looks to be a wide-open affair. All the better for the bettors. The headliner of the full field ...
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Arlington Hts. mayor fears track closure; says she can tolerate slotsApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Village President Arlene Mulder is so worried that Arlington Park might close that she “can tolerate” slot machines at the track, she said Thursday. In...
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Vote for Arlington trustees who support slots at trackApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - Trustees are local representatives for all residents. Residents' tax dollars support the village. Services cost money. Arlington Racecourse provides millions for schools...
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Calabrese’s horses won’t run at ArlingtonMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Frank C. Calabrese, the dominant horse owner at Arlington Park for the past decade, has decided not to run at Arlington this summer, opting instead to run his string of ...
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Top horse owner not sure it's worth returning to Arlington ParkMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Frank C. Calabrese isn't accustomed to being in this position. In years past, the dominant thoroughbred owner at Arlington Park for the last decade would simply bring a ...
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Calabrese on horse racing's futureMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: Here is more from our conversation with longtime thoroughbred owner Frank C. Calabrese, who has won numerous racing titles at Arlington Park. Frank Calabr...