Articles filed under Horse Racing
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With teardown of racetrack, Arlington Heights' horse head logo reaches its finish lineNov 09, 2023 8:24 pm - 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 meetDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - 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 11, 2023 6:30 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...
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Churchill Downs to improve track maintenance, veterinary resources for fall meet after horse deathsAug 02, 2023 7:55 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and additional monitoring and e...
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Jim O'Donnell: Carstanjen, Baffert going longer on Kentucky Derby battle of willsJul 12, 2023 11:08 pm - THE IMPERIAL ATTITUDE CONTINUES to ooze out of the money-gulping halls of the burgoo kings at Churchill Downs Inc. The decision of Bunker Bill Carstanjen to extend the b...
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Churchill Downs extends trainer Bob Baffert's ban through 2024Jul 04, 2023 6:41 pm - Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's suspension through 2024, keeping the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky De...
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Jim O'Donnell: A moment for forever — 50 years since Secretariat raced at Arlington ParkJun 28, 2023 6:20 am - IMAGINE TAYLOR SWIFT, DRAKE AND BEYONCE suddenly combining summer tours for a one-off at a Chicago-area sports venue in two weeks. That pop cultural energy might equal w...
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Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win the raceJun 11, 2023 5:03 pm - NEW YORK - Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in it...
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Churchill Downs to cease racing as it investigates 12 horse deathsJun 03, 2023 7:40 am - Churchill Downs will suspend racing operations on Wednesday and move the remainder of its spring meet to Ellis Park in order to conduct a "top-to-bottom" review of safet...
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Churchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent spate of horse deathsJun 02, 2023 6:54 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts during a rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance i...