Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Paralyzed jockey sues Arlington Park over injuryMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - A top jockey paralyzed in a spill at Arlington Park a year ago and unable to walk since filed suit Tuesday against the track and the makers of its Polytrack surface in C...
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Slots at tracks would boost state projectsMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois school and road construction projects authorized by the state's new capital construction law are at risk of stalling because multiple local governments are reje...
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Arlington Park vision's missing ingredientMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - The president of Arlington Park sketched out a vision this week for a sprawling entertainment complex that would surround the renowned horse track with shopping, live en...
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Female jockey races to top of Arlington Park leadersMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - For the first time in the history of Arlington Park, a female jockey leads the track's rider standings. Following a riding double last Sunday, jockey Inez Karlsson forge...
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On to Preakness for Super SaverMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Calvin Borel boldly predicted he's going to win the Triple Crown after Super Saver sloshed to a 2½-length victory in the Kentucky Derby. Ever-cautious ...
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Super Saver wins 136th Kentucky Derby on muddy trackApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- They don't call him Bo-rail for nothing. Calvin Borel grabbed the rail and didn't let go Saturday, sloshing through the slop with Super Saver on anoth...
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Rain figures to muddle things up at DerbyApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The favorite was pulled at the start of the week. Heavy thunderstorms in the forecast could turn the dirt strip at Churchill Downs into something resem...
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Rachel Alexandra loses second straight raceApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- Rachel Alexandra lost again. The reigning Horse of the Year was beaten by a head in her return to Churchill Downs on Friday, losing a stretch duel to U...
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The Chairman opens another season at Arlington ParkApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - As he watched over opening day at Arlington Park Thursday, Chairman Richard Duchossois talked about the present and future of the horse racing industry. Duchossois, now ...
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Don't 'Snicker' ... Sidney's Candy(man) can win it allApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - After picking my jaw up off the ground after watching that pink saddle towel splash by me last year in Louisville, I did learn one thing. And that's to never say never. ...