Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Snow halts racing at HawthorneMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Due to poor weather conditions caused by Friday's snowstorm, Hawthorne Racecourse canceled its Thoroughbred racing after Friday's fourth race. ...
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Zito pins hopes on War PassMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Nick Zito is consumed with winning the Kentucky Derby. The Hall of Fame trainer has done it twice, with Strike the Gold in 1991 and Go for Gin in 1994. Since then he's c...
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Thoroughbred racing returns to HawthorneMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Baseball has spring training, auto racing has the Daytona 500, and golf has the Masters. For Illinois thoroughbred racing fans, however, the first real sign of spring i...
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Congressional steroid probe now includes horse racingFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Four-legged athletes are joining their two-legged counterparts as part of a congressional probe into steroids in sports. The president of the National ...
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Challenge series expands; Arlington Park includedFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Breeders' Cup NEW YORK -- The Breeders' Cup Challenge enters its second year, with the winners of 49 designated races -- more than double the number in 2007 -- earning a...
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Breeders' Cup Challenge race expansion includes Arlington ParkFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The Breeders' Cup Challenge enters its second year, with the winners of 49 designated races - more than double the number in 2007 - earning automatic bids to ...
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Asmussen's Pyro may offer encore to Curlin in 2008 Triple CrownFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Steve Asmussen is set for another enjoyable ride along the Kentucky Derby trail, and this time the trainer starts out with the early lead thanks to his rising star Pyro ...
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Arlington Park's '08 stakes scheduleFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The International Festival of Racing, featuring the 26th running of the Grade I Arlington Million, tops a 2008 schedule that includes 27 stakes races worth $5,575,000 du...
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Balmoral cancels Wednesday's racesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - From Heavy rains and gusting winds forced the cancellation of Wednesday night's Balmoral Park racing card. With the weather expected to get worse by evening, track manag...
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Barbaro's ashes to be interred at Churchill DownsJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Barbaro will be buried at the site of his greatest triumph. The 2006 Kentucky Derby champion, who was euthanized Jan. 29, 2007 from complications of a ...