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San Pedro wins Louisiana 'Cap (12/29)

Guided Tour euthanized (12/28)

Colorful Tour best in Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity (12/23)

Lakenheath gets spot at last (12/23)

Jockey Ruiz remembered (12/23)

Fan Club's Mister takes Woodchopper (12/22)

Jockey dies at Beulah Park (12/22)

Fan Club's Mister needs luck (12/20)

Vanier's statebred rates winter trip to Florida (12/19)

Gracility out for reversal (12/13)

Paddy's Spy upsets in High Alexander (12/10)

Cane Ridge rising for High Alexander (12/6)

Laviolette seeks elusive title (12/5)

Arlington named site of 2002 Breeders' Cup (12/3)

Out of Options upsets (12/3)

At last, soft spot for Sabathani (12/1)

'September' would be best on the lead (11/29)

Fairmount rider overcomes loss to win title (11/28)

Another group enters drug debate (11/27)

THA medication report - full text

Cashel Castle cashes (11/26)

Spook Express takes last shot at title (11/21)

Lido Palace hits Tokyo track (11/21)

Manndar seriously injured in work (11/15)

Fog lifts from Shadow Mountain in Forego (11/14)

Sportsman's offers $1M bonus (11/14)

Laviolette leads at Sportsman's (11/14)

King Cugat retired to Lane's End (11/14)

Chicago Six repeats (11/12)

Watch makes grade with Cardinal win (11/10)

Chicago Six star of four-stakes day (11/8)

Hawthorne ends guarantee (11/8)

'Vicki' star of Ladies' Night (11/8)

Fairmont apprentice Irion impresses (11/7)

Douglas's Chicago gig payoff nears (11/7)

Galic Boy makes the grade (11/3)

Hawthorne pick six hit yet again (11/2)

'Taylor' eyes Carey repeat (11/1)

Joanies Bella set to break through (11/1)

Hawthorne bitten again (10/31)

Cashel Castle a star in the making (10/31)

Fairmount report (10/31)

Some respect for Two Item Limit (10/31)

A different kind of fall meet opens (10/29)

Pick six guaranteed again (10/29)

Arlington may lose Cup races (10/29)

Chicago horsemen welcome Hawthorne (10/29)

Numbers up despite late-meet slump (10/29)

Miner's Gamble wins (10/27)

Snow won't stop Ioya Two (10/26)

Vinnie's Boy to relish soft turf (10/25)

Roussel has powerful one-two punch in dash (10/24)

Blinkers on, colt sees the light (10/23)

Mott faces an un-Hap-py dilemma (10/23)

Bet on Sunshine and McGee are in it together (10/22)

Magic Doe and Mr. Motel (10/22)

Rylstone wins maiden in turf stakes (10/20)

Minor Wisdom, major challenge (10/19)

Calabrese's cohorts found Jaha in French 2YO sale (10/18)

Two tough Ebert turf runners face Young Trev (10/17)

Tic N Tin wins Pete Condellone Stakes (10/17)

Morton Fink: Modesty becomes him (10/16)

Hollendorfer's lead has almost vanished (10/16)

Guided Tour breezes at Churchill (10/16)

Puzzle's not hard: Bet 'Conundrum' (10/15)

Juv. Filly news: Playing 'n Gold euthanized (10/12)

E Z Glory, grown up at last, to go in Tom Rolfe 'Cap (10/12)

Turf sprint specialist enticing (10/11)

Juvenile may be fit for Publication (10/10)

'Chase' may take shot at Juvenile (10/10)

Fairmount updates (10/10)

Claimers get their moment (10/9)

Tomillo tries to extend hot streak with Dellionaire (10/8)

Spanish Glitter wins again at Arlington (10/8)

Flows Like Wine helps Lundy bid adieu (10/6)

Humble Clerk wins Arlington Matron (10/6)

Saturday in May tries grass (10/5)

Arlington Park analysis for 10/06 (10/5)

Last sixteenth will be tough in Matron (10/4)

Lundy to handle Paragallo runners (10/4)

Arlington Park analysis for 10/05 (10/4)

Distinctive Mr. B peaking now (10/3)

Arlington Park analysis for 10/04 (10/3)

Filly looks maybe too good (10/2)

Arlington Park analysis for 10/03 (10/2)

Publication changes address in a hurry (10/1)

Publication makes news in Futurity (9/29)

Arlington Park analysis for 9/30 (9/29)

Meadowminer returns in prime condition (9/28)

Arlington Park analysis for 9/29 (9/28)

Not-so-magnificent seven (9/27)

Turnaround for Vanier (9/27)

Arlington Park analysis for 9/28 (9/27)

Boost for home team in Futurity (9/26)

Ioya Two tries hand at sprint (9/26)

Arlington Park analysis for 9/27 (9/26)

Caressing, Unbridled Elaine likely to pass on Matron (9/25)

Joanies Bella gets the distance (9/22)

Hawthorne-Sportsman's merger has long ways to go (9/21)

Is route race beyond Faccia Bella's scope? (9/21)

Miss Indiana is class of Lassie (9/20)

Guidry and Chavez swap agents (9/20)

Illinois 2002 schedule similar (9/19)

Sellers facing end of career (9/19)

Two in Lassie near breakthrough (9/19)

Saturday in May part of Stidham turf tryout (9/17)

Reno Rumble gets up late for Tex's Zing win (9/17)

'Dance' puckers up & wins (9/16)

Snow Dance takes charge of Pucker Up (9/16)

Fan Club's Mister faces elders in Tex's Zing (9/14)

Show Dance heads Pucker Up at Arlington (9/13)

Lone Star and Arlington will get Cup (9/10)

Arlington: Another claimer wins stakes (9/10)

Double Zero Seven: License to win (9/10)

Sellers going home, may retire (9/8)

Lots of bang for the buck (9/7)

'Lunar' must bounce back (9/6)

Proving time for Ammodio (9/6)

Trainer's claim turns into stakes winner (9/5)

Tic N Tin sets record at Fairmount (9/5)

DQ'd Saint Damien to make amends (9/4)

Chicago Six finds hole along rail (9/4)

Roussel's drought ends (9/3)

Happy turnaround for Zarb's Magic (9/3)

America's Pick 4 payoff delayed (9/3)

'Vicki' handles class rise (9/1)

Native Dancer still strong without Dream Run (8/31)

Old-fashioned methods serve German racing well (8/31)

Dream Run's illness blessing in disguise (8/30)

Honest Deceiver faces unbeaten invaders (8/30)

Dance Memories finally getting place to run (8/29)

De Ghost takes Fairmount handicap (8/29)

Next up for Caressing: Belmont's Gazelle 'Cap (8/28)

Marathon on grass a novel experience (8/27)

Cadman spoils Sellers's return (8/27)

Bet on Sunshine by an inch (8/25)

La Vida Loca favored in Flawlessly (8/24)

Bienamado to prep once for Cup (8/24)

Bet on Sunshine shoots for 3rd Arlington Sprint (8/23)

Douglas establishes himself - again (8/22)

'Numbers' is worth watching (8/21)

Startac's return to turf clearly the right move (8/21)

A rainy invitation to Europe (8/20)

Foreigners nearly pitch a shutout (8/20)

Arlington thriving in partnership (8/18)

Europeans conquer Chicago (8/18)

England's Legend romps in Beverly D. (8/18)

Startac just gets up to take Secretariat (8/18)

Easier spot for Ioya Two (8/17)

Handicapping Arlington's Grade 1's (8/17)

Bienamado favored in strong Million field (8/16)

Twenty years, a million memories (8/16)

Goldberg returns with Navesink (8/16)

Hap faces distance test in Million (8/16)

Evaluating the Euros (8/16)

Strong Beverly D. field stands in Astra's way (8/16)

A dozen angles to play in Secretariat (8/16)

Hap, Bienamado far apart in Million (8/15)

Bienamado is patience's reward (8/15)

Harris giving it another shot (8/15)

Around the ovals: Fairmount Park (8/15)

Kris's Sleigh a turf horse on the rise (8/15)

Stars align in three Grade 1 races (8/14)

Byrne has new hot youngster (8/14)

Bray goes easy, bets big on Astra (8/13)

Germany's Silvano thriving on U.S. soil (8/13)

Sexton is new Arlington president (8/13)

Probable field of 13 for Million (8/11)

Caressing returns to form (8/11)

With Anticipation hangs on, King Cugat second (8/11)

Assessing the Euro threat (8/10)

Lakeside Cup: thumbs up (8/10)

Proud Man training setback makes Secretariat unlikely (8/9)

Well-traveled Caressing seeks rebound (8/9)

Monsieur Cat favored on grass (8/8)

Package Store, Million updates (8/8)

Around the ovals - Fairmount Park (8/8)

Ackerman finds spot for 'Cat' (8/7)

'B' team is backward (8/7)

Dreams Gallore retired (8/7)

A tale of two brothers (8/6)

Hall welcomes emotional inductees (8/6)

If it's dry, it's Baptize (8/4)

Claiming Crown: Sing Because, Al's Dearly Bred (8/4)

Chindi has upset shot in Dr. Fager (8/3)

Law fills Fairmount coffers (8/3)

Compton Bolter to try Million (8/3)

Le Recherche has edge (8/2)

Frostad takes three shots on Million Day (8/2)

Sams Tune looks on the improve (8/1)

Top European horses will be absent on Million Day (8/1)

Around the ovals - Fairmount Park (8/1)

Stall and Fitzgerald build win machine (7/31)

Illinois 2002 dates familiar (7/31)

Top two fillies look hard to get past (7/30)

Block owes Ioya Two for first graded stakes (7/30)

Arlington Handicap winner a good buy (7/28)

Apt To Be hungry for turf-course debut (7/27)

Modesty tops Million Preview Day (7/26)

Class drop could boost Polaire in Modesty (7/26)

As usual, Frankel holds turf ace (7/26)

Boss Ego's race draws a crowd (7/25)

Megans Bluff has little need for rest (7/25)

DRF's around the ovals - Fairmount (7/25)

Bonapaw to Stall - and to Saratoga (7/24)

Ask the Lord a hot horse to fear (7/24)

Million may lure Guided Tour (7/23)

Fan Club's Mister first in American Derby (7/22)

Guided Tour by four lengths (7/21)

Guidry to ride Saratoga meeting (7/21)

Royal Spy takes on royal Sligo Bay (7/20)

Restrictions hurt American, but not Million (7/20)

Chicago foes heat up their rivalry (7/19)

Block grins and bears loss of Chicago Six (7/19)

Duckhorn won't sneak up on them this time (7/18)

Bad races offer good betting (7/18)

Look out, Spa, new gun's coming (7/18)

Roussel: 'We're ready, that's it' (7/17)

Guided Tour will go in Washington Cap (7/17)

Agents keep rivalry boiling (7/16)

Guidry's old agent helping Douglas challenge for lead (7/13)

Fairmount cancels Monday racing (7/13)

Include out of training with injury (7/12)

Uncertainty over Guided Tour's next stop (7/12)

San Pedro to try Round Table's two turns (7/11)

Arlington demotes clerk of scales (7/11)

A pot of Illinois gold at finish line (7/11)

Touch Tone may head East (7/10)

For Elise the real deal for red-hot Stall (7/10)

Now, everything gets better (7/9)

Bright Valour repeats feat (7/7)

How far can King Cugat go? (7/7)

Spectacular Cat begins ninth or 10th life (7/6)

Stall: Bright Valour 'sharp as a tack' (7/5)

Vanier to Be Valiant: be fast (7/4)

Reavis wheels, deals, and wins (7/3)

JH success is old hat in new locale (7/2)

Falcon Flight best in Stars and Stripes (7/1)

Baptize disproves doubters in Classic (6/30)

Stars and Stripes has attracted all kinds (6/29)

Indygo Shiner faces local pair in Classic (6/28)

'Six' still shooting high (6/28)

Albarado to summer at Arlington (6/28)

Just three horses, but one's a jewel (6/27)

When will 'Apple' blossom? (6/26)

Martinez wins, wins, wins (6/26)

Calabrese buys colt for $100k (6/25)

Reno Rumble takes Cardinal in Prairie Fest (6/23)

Hattiesburg, what a deal! (6/22)

Prairie State Festival just another Block party? (6/21)

Rain or shine, Chicago Six on the fence (6/21)

Top jockeys are ready to rumble (6/21)

Next for Caressing: two turns (6/21)

2001: The year of Earlie Fires (6/20)

Chicago Six may pass on Prairie State Festival (6/20)

All eyes on St. Chapelle (6/19)

Fillies on the turf? Lundy's the man (6/19)

Small fire breaks out at Arlington after races (6/19)

Guided Tour exceeds trainer's modest goal (6/18)

Guided Tour wins Foster (6/16)

Winnie's Pooh Bear has the stuff to compete (6/15)

'Assets' needs dry racetrack (6/14)

Dancin Emi to Iowa Oaks (6/14)

Long layoff a blessing in disguise (6/13)

Arlington opens with 7,144 (6/13)

Chicago Six looks to rebound (6/13)

Track wooing top handicap horses for July 21 race (6/12)

Revitalized track to run until autumn (6/11)

Housing shortage persists (6/11)

Globalize returns after a year off (6/11)

Cadman takes riding title (6/11)

Filly looks golden in finale (6/8)

Langston ready to reward Calabrese's investment (6/7)

King of Bay Area has his fleet ready to fire (6/6)

Illinois jocks may pay, not sit (6/4)

Come fall, Bienamado wants to be fresh (6/4)

Turf may be key for Summerzene (6/4)

Hard luck filly runs with heart (6/3)

'Erin' tries to get in a turf prep (6/2)

Where's Taylor on class (6/2)

Orienta is a beatable favorite (6/1)

Where's Taylor? Back on bit (5/31)

Hawthorne steward loses job (5/30)

Stakes makes things interesting (5/30)

Alybgood handles mud (5/28)

Hidden Assets flops (5/28)

Anything Catalano runs is dangerous (5/27)

Come September posts $39 upset (5/26)

Muchacho Fino, horse for course (5/26)

Two French-breds - who's crustier? (5/25)

Fairmount purse bill passes (5/25)

St. Julien heading to Arlington (5/25)

Hawthorne probes failed favorite (5/24)

Hidden Assets a cinch (5/24)

Zoe Cadman: Top apprentice, with a difference (5/23)

Saturday Stakes: Duckhorn wires Gold Cup (5/20)

Hawthorne: a handicapper's test (5/20)

A'fire finally showing some of that old spark (5/20)

Two Item Limit takes the Black-Eyed Susan (5/19)

McHenry County Kid can breathe easy (5/19)

Rematch jazzes up Gold Cup (5/18)

Master claimer's master claim (5/17)

Seven rounded up to start in Gold Cup (5/17)

Familiar role for 'Two Item' (5/17)

Kalu is never headed in Hawthorne Derby (5/13)

A guaranteed pick 6 no more (5/13)

Cuccurullo returns to training, claiming (5/13)

World Storm ships in for allowance spot (5/13)

Scoop headed to Black-Eyed Susan (5/12)

Guidry serving drug suspension (5/12)

Proud Man will have to work in Derby (5/11)

Johnson and Volponi open out of town (5/10)

Derby cast better than expected (5/10)

Pick 6 at $2, carries over (5/8)

Willowbrook Lane wins Honey Mark Stakes (5/6)

San Pedro should be ready for Arlington (5/6)

Entry can break Vanier out of slump (5/6)

White Heart upsets King Cugat at 6-1 (5/6)

Hawthorne Pick 6 hit again (5/5)

Streaking Chicago Six zeroing in on Gold Cup (5/5)

Catalano-claimed horses possess stakes potential (5/4)

Pick six also a challenge for racing secretary (5/3)

Stakes winner Cee Dee dies (5/3)

Dave Feldman dead at 86 (5/1)

Reluctantly, it's time to spring forward (4/30)

Arlington next in line for 2002 Breeders' Cup (4/28)

Only four of eight in Sixty Sails really threaten to win (4/28)

She's a Devil Due retired (4/27)

Kirby has quantity, quality in stakes (4/27)

Megans Bluff, Lady Melesi top Sixty Sails (4/26)

Lu Ravi retired, to meet Storm Cat (4/26)

Keats wins Lexington at 16-1 (4/22)

Guided Tour to face only four in NJC (4/21)

No Kentucky Oaks for Two Item Limit (4/20)

Distilled favored in Lexington (4/20)

Guided Tour returns to where he best fits (4/19)

Takeout reduced; pick six at $100k (4/18)

Meandmyloveman sets track record (4/17)

Two Item Limit wins Comely via DQ (4/14)

NJC Oaks a chance for 'Lassie' rebound (4/13)

Two Item Limit tries Comely Stakes (4/12)

Distilled captures Illinois Derby (4/8)

Percy Hope's star rises (4/8)

Trailthefox at his level (4/7)

Next world to conquer: Chicago (4/7)

Invaders tough in soft Illinois Derby (4/6)

Lone Star Derby comes of age (4/6)

Distilled is Pletcher's latest surprise (4/6)

Brajczewski: a trainer with big travel budget (4/6)

Dream Run can make McGee's dream come true (4/5)

Asmussen makes no excuses for Fifty Stars' success (4/5)

Percy Hope, Me and Thee choose Lone Star Derby (4/5)

Earlier date a blessing in disguise (4/4)

On week's rest, Chicago Six soars (4/1)

Illinois-breds get day in sun (3/30)

Illinois Champions races wide open (3/30)

Chicago Six: will a week's rest be enough? (3/30)

Illinois's finest to run on Champions Day Saturday (3/29)

Handle way down for World Cup (3/27)

Chicago Six best in Sportsman's BC (3/25)

Explosive Bid preview (3/24)

All Hail King Cugat in return (3/24)

Last year's Cisk winners try again (3/23)

Rebel Stakes preview (3/21)

King Cugat heads Explosive Bid probables (3/21)

Saturday card canceled at Sportsman's (3/18)

Lu Ravi, Jostle take on Heritage of Gold (3/17)

Friday card canceled at Sportsman's (3/17)

Shamrock has extra import for Brassy Babe (3/16)

Scaled-back meet opens at Fairmount (3/15)

Top trainers battling to the wire (3/14)

Calabrese hopes for quick return (3/14)

Fifty Stars victorious in Louisiana Derby (3/12)

Devastating Monarchos (3/11)

Real Cozzy takes Oaks (3/11)

All `View' needs is a clean break (3/10)

She's a Devil Due kicks off in Oaks (3/9)

Stauffer to call Hollywood races (3/9)

It's now or never for Fifty Stars (3/8)

Florida Derby draws a crowd (3/8)

Trailthefox joins field for Florida Derby (3/7)

Louisiana Derby, Fair Grounds Oaks previews (3/7)

Fever sidelines Caressing (3/6)

Saturday Stakes Roundup (3/4)

Fans greet season at Sportsman's (3/3)

O'Callaghan changes plan at last minute (3/2)

New-look Illinois racing season begins (3/1)

Surface comes in, surface goes out (3/1)

Chances lessen for Ciro to run on dirt (2/28)

Ciro may switch to dirt for Gulf Cap (2/27)

Cee Dee, Talk Is Money join cast for Florida Derby (2/27)

Lu Ravi does everything right (2/25)

Mr Ross rallies to Essex victory (2/25)

Ioya Two toys with tough turf field (2/25)

Bienamado's style suits main track, too (2/24)

Imports look strong in Baldwin (2/24)

Lu Ravi makes 2001 debut in Chou Croute (2/23)

'Maysville' eyes repeat in Essex (2/23)

Mid-Atlantic tracks, Hawthorne reject NTRA (2/22)

Trailthefox won't become a victim of Derby fever (2/22)

Pick three to link Derbies (2/22)

Lu Ravi: Fast on track, faster in feed tub (2/22)

New Orleans gets Guided Tour (2/21)

Dust on the Bottle, Caressing at Oaklawn (2/21)

Palm Beach wide open (2/19)

Dollar Bill triumphs in Risen Star (2/19)

Risen Star: who's afraid of Dollar Bill? (2/17)

Field 8-5 in Future Wager (2/16)

Lost Code memories (2/15)

Risen Star has small field (2/14)

Jeff Jacobs, 40, found dead (2/14)

Derby Future Wager Pool 1 begins Thursday (2/13)

Subtle Power gets there under Day (2/11)

Fountain of Youth filling up (2/11)

Ciro, Manndar tangle on turf again (2/9)

Macho Uno, She's a Devil Due update (2/8)

Wait till next year means now for Manndar (2/7)

Risen Star: Dollar Bill, San Pedro probable (2/7)

Ciro ready for 2001 debut (2/6)

Guided Tour, San Pedro win (2/6)

Dust on the Bottle tries to get back on track (2/3)

Gaming board nixes riverboat (2/1)

Cup win is key for Caressing (2/1)

Guided Tour heads to California for San Antonio (1/31)

Sam Lord's Castle learns to rate (1/29)

Cilio saddles versatile duo in Tiffany Lass (1/27)

Riverboat challenge dismissed (1/27)

Hoosier gets lottery machine OK (1/26)

Purse woes trim Fairmount meet (1/25)

McMahon possible for Lecomte (1/21)

Illinois eyes ticket-cashing fraud (1/20)

Dust on the Bottle highweight in Maxxam Gold Cup (1/19)

Split meet has Gold Cup run on Preakness Day (1/18)

Mula Gula may race again (1/12)

Guided Tour, Where's Taylor updates (1/12)

Thunder Bertie keeps hope alive (1/10)

Handle for 2000 meet takes a dip (1/7)

Rahy's Secret, Mr. Miesque in Black Gold (1/6)

 

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