Arlington Park

Tom Lasorda, 85 years young, is still selling baseball, and Dodgers

2013-01-12 09:45:00

Now that we can sweep the college football season away, much like Alabama did to Notre Dame, it is time to set our sporting sights forward. There is the NBA, college basketball, even a hockey-light season. Or is that a light hockey season? Nor...

Breeders' Cup looks to add to rich history

2012-10-28 00:00:00

The 28 years of horse racing's traveling carnival, also known as the Breeders' Cup, have been a tale of more than two cities; 10, actually, if you count Los Angeles and New York twice each for their separate participating tracks. The history of this...

HBO's 'Luck' canceled because racing deaths unacceptable

2012-03-15 16:38:30

'American Idol' Top 3 greeted as hometown heroes

2011-05-16 16:36:13

Lee DeWyze's hometown fans rally

2010-05-11 16:34:01

Monday morning wrap: The Idols come home

2010-05-17 16:34:07

Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Rachel Blount column

2013-05-17 00:44:01

During the Minnesota winter, when Canterbury Park's empty barns are blanketed with snow, Mark Stancato works his sales pitch. The stall superintendent for the Shakopee track visits with horse trainers around the country, trying to persuade them to spend...

Slot machines on the brain for those at Arlington track on opening day

2013-05-03 19:04:00

About a hundred people peered out from the stands on opening day at Arlington International Racecourse Friday afternoon -- the festive atmosphere coming at a time when the park continues its battle to get slot machines, a change it calls crucial for its...

On The Town: 10 things to do this weekend

2013-05-03 07:19:00

Looking for something to do this weekend? We have you covered, with events in and around Chicago, including Arlington Park's season opener, Lisa Lampanelli, Too Short, Tracy Morgan, Cinco de Mayo, Kids and Kites, George Lopez, the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus...

Desormeaux looking to resurrect career

2013-05-02 16:09:00

Kent Desormeaux has five mounts Friday when Arlington Park begins its five-month meeting and then he will be off to Churchill Downs, scene of the three greatest triumphs of his distinguished career. The Hall of Fame jockey will be traveling with a heavy...

Man convicted of sexual contact with horse wins new trial

2013-04-30 15:00:00

�A former stable hand convicted of having sexual contact with a horse at Arlington Park has won a new trial after an appeals court found police shouldn’t have arrested him for the alleged 2010 assault. Esbin Cal-Orozco, now 32, was seen riding a...

Arlington Park opening weekend

2013-05-03 13:00:00

The Arlington Park race course's opening weekend will be a festive time for all ages, with a Kentucky Derby party (and Derby hat contest), live music and a free-admission Fan Appreciation Day (Friday), where visitors can get a hot dog and a beer (or soda)...

Arlington Park opening weekend

2013-05-02 09:36:00

A former stable hand convicted of having sexual contact with a horse at Arlington Park has won a new trial after an appeals court found police shouldn't have arrested him for the alleged 2010 assault.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

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Arlington Park has resolved a dispute with the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen�s Association.

2012-12-31 00:00:00