Articles filed under Horse Racing
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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...
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Slots at Arlington Park still a bad ideaMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Well, here we go again. Today's Herald reported that Rep. Lou Lang is preparing a bill that would allow the installation of slot machines at Arlington Park and other Ill...
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Arlington Park, horsemen join forces to boost fieldsFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - In politics, it’s all about the economy. In horse racing, it’s all about field size. You want to turn off the betting public both on-track and throughout the simulcast u...
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'Night School' offers horse-racing fans unique experienceFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - If you don't know the difference between a claiming race and an allowance race. If you are still trying to figure the exact distance of a furlong (a furlong??) or why th...