Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Winning owner makes day even more special for disabled jockeysAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Today met yesterday and a worthy cause benefited Saturday. Gio Ponti won the Arlington Million and owner Shane Ryan donated 5 percent ($29,400) of the winning purse to t...
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Some winning answers to Million questionsAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Today's International Festival of Racing at Arlington Park brings outs one of the largest crowds every year for an Illinois horse racing event. With that in mind, we'll ...
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Three foreign challengers in lineupAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Can the foreign invasion do it again? One year after the only three international challengers ran 1-2-3 (Spirit One, Archipenko and Mount Nelson) in the Arlington Millio...
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Mane Event is warmup to main eventAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether or not you're going to the Arlington Million race at Arlington Park Saturday, you're invited to celebrate today at the Mane Event. Billed as the "Million Dollar ...
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How the Million stacks up in the world of horse racingAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Large purses and big races from Dubai and Hong Kong to Florida and California give the 27th Arlington Million more competition these days. But Saturday's event still dra...
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Arlington Million predictionsAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Our three horseracing experts, handicapper Joe Kristufek and writers John Leusch and Mike Spellman, offer their picks for the three Grade I races Saturday at Arlington P...
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Year after year, Arlington Million hits the high notesAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I know a guy who loves horse racing, loves Arlington Park, and really loves the Arlington Million, but he swears the only way the Million will ever reach the level of tr...
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Gio Ponti has big designs on winning the MillionAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Gio Ponti, the man, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. Gio Ponti, the horse, could end up being one of the most influential American turf ru...
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New polo era begins in ElginAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin is home to a women's fastpitch softball team and the city recently helped host a national tournament for team handball, which is an Olympic sport. Now, it has adde...
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Einstein on inside post for Arlington MillionAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Twenty-eight years after it caught the horse-racing world's attention as the richest turf race, the Arlington Million still serves as one of top events on the sport's la...