Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Uncertain plans for 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, others leave questions for PreaknessMay 05, 2024 8:36 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown could be missing 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other co-stars, quashing hopes for a rematch...
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Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in a 3-horse photo finish at Churchill DownsMay 04, 2024 6:52 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its storied history — three noses at the wire. Mystik Dan desperately fought to h...
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After top betting choices Fierceness and Sierra Leone, it’s wide open for the 150th Kentucky DerbyMay 03, 2024 3:19 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fate has not been kind to Mike Repole in the Kentucky Derby. The outspoken owner is 0 for 7, although he is perhaps best known for his two champions tha...
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The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It's survived world wars and controversies of all kindsMay 01, 2024 6:10 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch. The bay colt and jockey Victor ...
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O’Donnell: Bailey, Olczyk, NBC set for another Derby DayMay 01, 2024 6:00 am - Jerry Bailey, Eddie Olczyk and NBC are gearing up for another Kentucky Derby broadcast.
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Jim O'Donnell: Calabrese's exit from racing another sign Arlington has faded to memoryJan 25, 2024 6:00 am - AS LONG AS THEY TELL TALES of Arlington Park, they will tell stories about Frank C. Calabrese. The two most dominant personalities of the track's final two decades we...
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Duchossois family sells 1 million more shares back to Churchill DownsDec 20, 2023 9:59 am - Once the largest single bloc of Churchill Downs Inc. shareholders, The Duchossois Group this week sold back more shares to the company that owned the former Arlington Par...
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With teardown of racetrack, Arlington Heights' horse head logo reaches its finish lineNov 09, 2023 4:30 am - As the final buildings at Arlington Park meet the wrecking ball, Arlington Heights' long-standing horse head village logo is also being put out to pasture. Village offic...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington's "Against All Odds" statue is of no help to Saratoga's sagging '23 meetAug 20, 2023 5:30 am - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The town remains stately. It's no wonder George Washington liked it so much. Zac Brown, a new sort of revolutionary, played the Performing Arts ...
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Arlington Park still has horses - until this weekAug 07, 2023 5:30 am - Nearly two years after the last horse race at Arlington Park, the last remaining equines finally are set to leave in the coming days. Despite the closure of the historic...