Tag result for article published on Fri August 17 2012 4:45 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Heights, Arlington Million, Arlington Park, horse racing, horseracing
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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Tag result for article published on Thu May 10 2012 10:06 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: High School, horse racing, horseracing
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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Tag result for article published on Sat May 05 2012 1:14 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: horseracing, Kentucky Derby
The Race — Kentucky Derby 138 television overage is broadcast 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on NBC Sport. The Kentucky Derby Coverage on NBC Sports begins at at 3:00 p.m. with “Access at the Kentucky Derby/REd Carpet Special. More coverage is also available and listed at http://www.kentuckyderby.com/watch The Kentucky Derby is broadcast live on NBC [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu November 10 2011 4:18 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Park, gambling, horse racing, horseracing, Illinois General Assembly, racinos, SB 1849, Senate Bill 1849, slot machines, slot machines at Arlington Park, slots
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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Tag result for article published on Sun June 19 2011 12:00 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Park, Arlington Park Race Track, Arlington Park Racetrack, CDI, horse racing, horseracing, photo-featured, thoroughbred horse, thoroughbred horseracing
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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Tag result for article published on Sat August 21 2010 6:00 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Million, Arlington Park, horseracing
Arlington Million 2010 Racing Results: Exciting finish with Debussy Beating Gio Ponti. Irish-bred Debussy won the Arlington Million on Saturday, rallying to beat 2009 champion and favorite Gio Ponti by a half-length.This was the winner’s first North American start, covering 1 ¼ miles in 2:03.01 on firm turf. Jockey William Buick steered Debussy along the [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri April 23 2010 8:05 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Park, horse racing, horseracing, Springfield, state legislature
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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Tag result for article published on Sat August 08 2009 6:13 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Million, Arlington Park Racetrack, horseracing
Gio Ponti took the lead on the final turn Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the 27th running of the Arlington Million and continued in to the finish line in first place. Gio Ponti was ridden by Ramon Dominguez, and is owned by Castleton Lyons and trained by Christophe Clement. Ramon Dominguez, from Caracas, Venezuela, is [...]
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