Articles filed under Horse Racing
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He discovered the fire, still marvels at rebuildJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Tommy Trotter thanks God every day that something woke him about 1:30 a.m. the night that Arlington Park burned almost 25 years ago. On July 31, 1985, Trotter, his wife,...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Enjoy summer in the suburbs: We have nothing against the Taste of Chicago or Summerfest in Milwaukee. They're fabulous events. But you're missing something if you don't ...
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Images from the Arlington Park fire and rebuildingJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Track marks 20 years since rebuilt grandstand openedJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Amid the rebuilding of Arlington Park racetrack after the 1985 fire that destroyed the grandstand, Richard Duchossois and his daughter, Dayle, grabbed restaurant trays a...
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Borel returns to Arlington for Prairie State FestivalJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Not much has happened to jockey Calvin Borel between the last time he visited Arlington Park in 2006 to ride in the Washington Park Handicap and today when he's schedule...
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Borel, Fort Prado steal the Prairie showJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Although he left winless in five races, national celebrity jockey Calvin Borel served as a strong ambassador for thoroughbred racing Saturday at Arlington Park. Having s...
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Track hosts Prairie State Art FestJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - The Prairie State Art Festival returns to Arlington Park racetrack this weekend - 15 juried artisans from Illinois competing for $5,000 in prize money along with a $2,00...
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Willowbrook author tracks history of local horse racingJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Kimberly Rinker believes everyone has a story. And the story of how she got her fourth and most recent book published is a quick read -- not nearly the saga many writers...
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The Birds and other Belmont runners doing fine day afterJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird and the next three finishers in the final leg of the Triple Crown came out of the race in good shape and will be rested befo...
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It's a bird who wins Belmont -- Summer Bird!Jun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stretch and won the final je...