The Cardinal

Saturday is the 30 Running of the Arlington Million — the grand celebration of the “Sport of Kings,” which draws horses, owners, trainers, jockeys, and fans from every corner of the world. The highlight of racing day Saturday, August 18, 2012 is the renowned Arlington Million — Illinois’s original, extravagant summertime sports party. While the [...]

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Horse breeder Denny Pietranduono explains how he introduced breeding horse to students at Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, and how they picked up the routine of breeding horses Farming and raising horses isn’t something people often associate with Chicago. When two race horses named Vega and Calling Card took up residence at the Chicago [...]

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State of Illinois lawmakers rejected a gambling expansion plan (Senate Bill 1849) that included slot machines at Illinois race tracks (“racinos”), including Arlington Park; and a new casino in Lake County. The bill received 58 votes. Seventy-one votes were needed to overcome a potential Governor Quinn veto. Opponents of Senate Bill 1849 are concerned the [...]

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The racetrack has a new $1 million video system, with robotic cameras and 100 high-definition televisions. All cameras are also high-definition cameras. In addition to arlingtonpark.com, a new interactive website is unveiled that will offer greater insight to events and to the social media side of Arlington Park — arlingtonparklive.com. A new YouTube channel with [...]

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A deal in the works at the Illinois State Capitol would put hundreds of video slot and poker machines at Arlington Park and other horse tracks across the state. Taxes would provide millions of dollars for construction spending. As proposed, Arlington Park and other Cook County tracks are set to get up to 1,200 video [...]

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