Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Apprentice jockey Wade ready to ride again at Arlington ParkMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Man, Randy, he's in trouble." Those five words from the first paramedic on scene at Hawthorne Race Course still echo with veteran jockey Randy Meier. As Meier lay on th...
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People are confident Big Brown will deliverMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- No one knows Big Brown better than Michelle Nevin. The exercise rider for the unbeaten Kentucky Derby favorite has ridden the big bay colt more than 1...
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Track tipsMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Armed with a full meet of experience under our handicapping belts, the time has come to tackle year two of Arlington Park's Polytrack. There was certainly a learning cur...
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A number of reasons to frown on Big BrownMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The numbers are enough to scare you. And though trends may be for morons, this moron can't ignore the fact that only three of the last 28 post-time favorites have won th...
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Meier hopes to avoid falling on PolytrackMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Ribs, verterbrae, both legs, both arms -- one three times alone. By his own count, veteran jockey Randy Meier has broken 49 bones in his body during his illustrious care...
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Favorite will break from No. 20 postApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Big Brown's all in and so is the filly Eight Belles, a perfect combination for an intriguing 134th Kentucky Derby. Unbeaten in three career starts, Fl...
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Local jockey gets first shot at Kentucky DerbyApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - His father rode in the Kentucky Derby five times, and now E.T. Baird gets his chance for fame. The Northwest suburbs' very own, Baird will experience the dream of every ...
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At Kentucky Derby, dirt still rulesApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The dirt will be flying when 20 horses stampede around the first turn at the Kentucky Derby, and more than 150,000 fans will hear the thundering of hoo...
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Asmussen doubles up again for run at Kentucky DerbyApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The track was dry, the air was cool and Pyro and Z Fortune had just completed their final workouts before Saturday's Kentucky Derby. All systems were ...
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As state waits, tracks are dyingApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - While the legislature dawdles, the Illinois horse racing industry burns. That's the only conclusion you can reach on the eve of yet another Arlington Park opening withou...