Articles filed under Horse Racing
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With racing dates approved, Arlington Park intends to run in 2021Sep 16, 2020 1:00 am - If a state panel's approval Wednesday of 68 live racing dates for Arlington International Racecourse is any indication, equine athletes and maybe even spectators will be...
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Limited crowd enjoys possible last Derby Day at Arlington ParkSep 05, 2020 1:00 am - At an event that usually attracts 25,000 people, it wasn't hard to sell out the 300 tickets allowed at The Derby Day celebration Saturday at Arlington International Race...
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Authentic goes wire-to-wire to win Kentucky DerbySep 05, 2020 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Authentic led all the way to win a Kentucky Derby unlike any other, kicking away from heavy favorite Tiz the Law in the stretch and giving Bob Baffert ...
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Can anyone top Tiz the Law in Derby like no other?Sep 04, 2020 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Forget the mint juleps in souvenir glasses, men in seersucker suits and women wearing hats exploding in a floral frenzy. The Kentucky Derby still has h...
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Few dozen fans on hand for first look at live racing at Arlington ParkSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - With face masks firmly in place against the wind and COVID-19, Pete and Kay Stenberg lay back on the warm pavement with room to spare between live horse racing Thursday ...
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Arlington Park gets permission to host up to 300 fans a dayAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington International Racecourse on Thursday received permission to host up to 300 spectators per live racing day, beginning as soon as a week from now. That's less th...
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Plan to allow fans at Arlington Park would require masks, staggered entry timesAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - Still awaiting approval to welcome back some spectators in an abbreviated live racing season, Arlington International Racecourse on Wednesday announced some of the propo...
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Arlington seeks permission to host 2,000 on Kentucky Derby DayAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington International Racecourse officials could hear as soon as this weekend whether they'll be allowed to host any fans during a shortened racing season that's barel...
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O'Donnell: Please hold all tickets on a Churchill Downs racino in WaukeganAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - WHEN “BUNKER BILL” CARSTANJEN dropped a bomb on Arlington Park last week, the assumption in many state and national horse racing circles was automatic: Carstanjen's Chur...
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First firefighter on scene remembers Arlington Park fire 35 years laterJul 31, 2020 5:00 am - Four years into his budding career as a firefighter, Glenn Ericksen was used to putting out routine fires in apartments, single-family homes and small businesses in Arli...