Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Track tips for Wednesday, Aug. 29Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - In times of need, the Chicago jockey colony has always taken care of their own, and Saturday at Arlington Park, the local chapter of the Jockey's Guild will conduct a...
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Local schedulesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - • ARLINGTON PARK (arlingtonpark.com or 847-385-7427) Thoroughbred racing with 1 p.m. first post Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and 3 p.m. post on Fridays. • C...
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After Travers win in, Street Sense next start unknownAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Street Sense will enjoy a few more days at the spa, then it's back home to Kentucky to begin training for the next race of an already exception...
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Street Sense hangs on for tough Travers winAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- When Street Sense hit the top of the stretch in the $1 million Travers Stakes, it looked like the race was over. It was just beginning. Instead...
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Track tips for Sunday, Aug. 26Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Handicappers love turf racing, and on Labor Day at Arlington, weather permitting of course, they're sure to get their fill. Nine races will be carded that day, and follo...
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Sightseeing peaking for Travers?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Shug McGaughey has a pretty good track record in the Travers Stakes -- three victories, two runner-up finishes and three thirds in 10 races. Th...
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Track tips for Friday, Aug. 24Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Even before the rain poured down, Arlington's Polytrack played particularly fast Thursday. In the day's third race, a $25,000 claimer, race winner Kemp posted the fastes...
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Track tips for Thursday, Aug. 23Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven really fast horses have been entered to contest Saturday's $150,000 Arlington Sprint Handicap, to be run over 6 furlongs of Polytrack. The 124-hightweight and 7-5 ...
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Street Sense odds-on Travers Stakes favoriteAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Street Sense will be the horse to beat again at Saratoga Race Course -- this time the Kentucky Derby winner was made the overwhelming 3-5 favor...
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Track tips for Wednesday, Aug. 22Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week was not one for the chalk player at Arlington Park, particularly on Polytrack, where the post-time favorites won only eight of the 43 races (18.5 per cent). Fo...