Articles filed under Horse Racing
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100-1 shot Mon Mome wins Grand NationalApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - LIVERPOOL, England -- Mon Mome, a 100-1 shot, won the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, capturing the world's most famous steeplechase by 12 lengths. The 9-year-old...
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Arlington Park to host national handicapper qualifiersMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Arlington Park will offer handicappers two chances to qualify for the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship to be held in Las Vegas in January 2010. Each Arlington...
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Blackhawks, Arlington Park to honor Glenn HallMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Two mainstays of the Chicagoland sports scene since the 1920s are teaming up to honor a hockey legend on Wednesday, April 1. Arlington Park, Chicagoland's premier thoro...
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Arlington track supervisor accepts position at DubaiMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Longtime track superintendent Javier Barajas is leaving Arlington Park to accept a position with the Dubai Racing Club. "Javier's care in the maintenance of Arlington Pa...
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Arlington offers $500,000 bonus for sweeping 3 racesMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Arlington Park officials announced Thursday they will offer a $500,000 bonus to the owner(s) of any horse that can sweep the Mid-America Triple at their racecourse this ...
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100 years strong for Careys at HawthorneMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - From big-name jockeys such as Eddie Arcaro and Bill Shoemaker to thoroughbred stars such as Black Tie Affair and Buck's Boy, many a Who's Who has passed through the gate...
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OTB handicapping contests return for 2009Feb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Arlington Park, which introduced its first live money handicapping contests in 2008, will again bring the contests to selected Illinois Trackside OTB locations during th...
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Barbaro Memorial scheduled for April unveilingJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro will be honored at the site of his greatest triumph a week before this year's Run for the Roses. The track said Thursday...
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Curlin, Big Brown big winnersJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Curlin won in Dubai, and Big Brown won at Churchill Downs. Now both have won on Miami Beach. Dubai World Cup winner Curlin was chosen horse of the ye...
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Fresh off riding title at Hawthorne, Karlsson a finalist for Eclipse AwardJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - When jockey agent Penny Ffitch-Heyes agreed to handle the book for apprentice rider Inez Karlsson, she got an awful lot of funny looks. Not because she was selling train...