Articles filed under Horse Racing
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O'Donnell: Arlington Park fans can take some comfort in so-so TV ratings of the '23 Kentucky DerbyMay 12, 2023 10:55 pm - TO THE REMAINING FANS of racing at Arlington Park, there could have been a dandy fantasy daily double on Kentucky Derby Day last weekend. First leg, Larry Rivelli's Chic...
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Jim O'Donnell: Rivelli says that the Preakness is a 'no go' for Two Phil'sMay 10, 2023 9:53 pm - PLEASE HOLD ALL Maryland crabcakes. Two days after his Two Phil's took a lead in the stretch of the Kentucky Derby before finishing a game second, trainer Larry Rive...
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What is horse racing doing to prevent catastrophic injuries?May 09, 2023 4:47 pm - The deaths of seven horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. Two of the deaths occurred as the res...
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Jim O'Donnell: Like Duchossois, will Reinsdorf try and take his playground with him?May 08, 2023 6:31 pm - SOMETIME AROUND 1992, retired Arlington Park COO Sheldon Robbins - a brilliant businessman - predicted that if Dick Duchossois could one day take his regal racetrack wit...
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Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from raceMay 06, 2023 11:20 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race. Forte was declared out of the 149th Derby, according to Churchi...
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'On life support': How Illinois' horse racing industry is trying to survive after Arlington's closureMay 08, 2023 4:29 pm - The entry of Two Phil's into Saturday's Kentucky Derby may have been a bright spot in an otherwise bleak landscape for the Illinois horse racing industry. The 3-year-old...
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Mage wins 149th Kentucky Derby; Two Phil's comes in secondMay 08, 2023 6:23 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mage won the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Two Phil's trained by North Barrington's Larry Rivelli was second. Mage had only one victory in three ...
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Where did the Arlington Park regulars go? Many ended up at a Prospect Heights OTBMay 06, 2023 11:20 pm - Casual horse racing fans watching Saturday's Kentucky Derby might download a phone app to bet on the nation's marquee race while they watch the nationally televised broa...
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Jim O'Donnell: Rivelli now a new kid on the Louisville block with an old Kentucky Derby dreamMay 06, 2023 11:20 pm - THE SUN WAS SHINING BRIGHT on Larry Rivelli's brief Kentucky home Wednesday. That home is Barn 1, Stall 1, on the Churchill Downs backstretch. Saturday, the North Barri...
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Arroyo, former jockey and steward, joins Illinois Racing BoardApr 26, 2023 6:34 am - Longtime Illinois horse racing official Eddie Arroyo is the newest member of the Illinois Racing Board. Arroyo, of Wheaton, attended his first meeting last Thursday foll...