Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Track conditions, weather cancel Hawthorne racesDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Hawthorne Race Course canceled live racing on Thursday due to track conditions. Rapid surface melting, precipitation, and a frozen base all contributed to potentially un...
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Hawthorne selectionsDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Dec. 26, 2010 Selections for a fast track Horses listed by program number Post time: 1:30 p.m. 1. 1 1/16 miles, purse $11,000, claiming $7,500-$6,500, 3 yo's & up. PN Ho...
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Arlington Park bugler is YouTube contest finalistDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Jean Laurenz, bugler for Arlington Park, is among 12 finalists for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. If she is selected as one of the trumpeters in the orchestra, Laurenz...
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Arlington Heights' reaction mixed on gambling voteNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Though Arlington Heights did not receive the Home Rule authority it sought from the gambling bill passed Wednesday by the Illinois Senate, neither side expects it to cre...
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Horse of the Year debate: Kristufek for ZenyattaNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - About an hour after the Breeders' Cup Classic, while still in a fog, I posted the following status on my Facebook page. “Blame had an incredible year. Blame beat Zenyatt...
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Horse of the Year debate: Spencer for BlameNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Brian W. Spencer writes for Horseplayernow.com I've never seen a mare like Zenyatta in my lifetime, and my guess is I won't see another one like her again. A mere ...
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Now is not the time to expand gamblingNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Gambling interests and lawmakers are working on a massive expansion of gambling that includes video gambling/slot machines at racetracks, a land-based casino in Chicago ...
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Have opinion on slots at track? Voice it!Nov 13, 2010 10:00 pm - This letter is in response to the letter titled: “All have a stake in track's future”, dated Nov. 7, 2010 in the Daily Herald. The title of this letter says it all. If ...
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Former North Aurora betting parlor coming downNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The former Off-Track Betting parlor on Route 31 is coming down, five years after it took its last bet. Construction this week crews are demolishing the 49-year-old build...
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New gambling plan would mean lots more wagering options in suburbsNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A new state gambling expansion proposal would mean up to 1,200 slot machines in Arlington Park, giving the track as many wagering spots as some Illinois ca...