Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Young gun has edge over cagey veteranAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - How badly did 63-year-old retired jockey Earlie Fires want to win the "Cagey Veterans vs. Young Guns" race Friday at Arlington Park? Just ask the eventual winning jockey...
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Trainer says O'Prado one of best horses he's ever ownedAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - After heavy favorite Paddy O'Prado (1-2) made a striking three-wide move turning into the stretch and ran down a pair of front-runners to take the $400,000 Secretariat S...
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Palatine horse owner gets a shot at his Million dreamAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - To say it's a dream come true for Michael Porcaro to have a horse running in Saturday's 28th running of the Arlington Million might be an understatement. "Oh for sure it...
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Images from the Arlington MillionAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - ...
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Tears of joy flow freely as chairman's horse wins Grade I raceAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Fans who thought they were watching the 21st running of the Beverly D. on Saturday at Arlington Park were treated instead to a Hallmark Special. It was tears galore afte...
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Don't sell Gio shortAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - In the 27-year history of the Arlington Million, we've just about seen it all - legends, miracles and mishaps. In 1981, when it was the first of its kind, the million-d...
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Mane Event is both a pre- and post-party for Arlington MillionAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Don't look now, but the Wells Fargo Wagon is a comin' down the street, for real. Straight out of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man," the Wells Fargo Wagon pulls up to th...
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A man of vision: Dooley makes unusual callAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Arlington Park announcer John Dooley produced a career-first when he called Thursday's ninth race. He made the call without binoculars while watching the action on a tel...
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This time, slots at Arlington might be happenAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Roy Arnold was a 30-year career Marine. He is not the type to give up, or admit the end is near. But the Arlington Park president has fought the good fight for the bette...
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Kids learn about care, training of horses on field trip to Arlington ParkAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Exercise riders coming back from their morning rounds last week found an unusual group of onlookers waiting in the paddock: children, lines of them, waiting to pet and f...