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Sir Fidgity noses one out (12/22)

Edgar goes for the Edgar (12/18)

Journey Fever doubles earnings (12/15)

Illinois Derby tops meet (12/11)

'Fever' likely favorite (12/11)

Bonapaw meets Cashel Castle (12/10)

William Hickam, trainer, dead (12/10)

Ajedrez tough to beat in default feature (12/4)

Turn to Lass may be false favorite in Miss Mommy (11/27)

Trainer Gene Cilio dead at 74 (11/24)

Allowance rematch (11/20)

'Glitter' tries to start new streak (11/18)

After winning first two, Dutchie ready to step up (11/17)

'Crazy' connects at 36-1 (11/15)

Call it a turf sprint potpourri (11/14)

Seven races brave harsh wind (11/13)

Oaks draws a tough crew (11/13)

Outer post could be Ft. Mann's garden spot (11/12)

Summer Mis finished for the year (11/10)

Wiggins caps three-win day (11/8)

Rare dud by Nicole's Dream seen as a fluke (11/7)

Wiggins has plenty more to prove (11/6)

Wiggins should handle longshots (11/5)

Paddy's Spy looks like a longshot special -- again (11/4)

Liz on Polk Street has pedigree to grow on (11/3)

Mystery Giver's luck changes at last (11/1)

Catalano keeps opposition guessing (10/31)

'Roma' wears road warrior label well (10/30)

Mystery Giver keeps Block guessing (10/30)

Unbeaten 2-year-old Cactus Ridge is retired (10/29)

Apt to Be's year likely over (10/28)

King Cielo can leave rest out in cold (10/27)

Chilling Effect has found an ideal spot (10/24)

Lacer hopes for reversal of fortune (10/23)

Excellent meet helps ease Calhoun's disappointment (10/22)

'Ioya' goes short again after win (10/21)

Arcadia via Chicago (10/21)

Cactus Ridge's injury ends Calhoun's dream (10/20)

Derby takes turn for worse (10/17)

Cuccurullo peaking again after months in the valley (10/17)

Lismore Knight returns for more (10/16)

False Promises a keeper on turf (10/15)

Tenpins avoids lure of Cup (10/14)

Traveling man staying put for now (10/14)

Numbers favor Bet on Joe (10/13)

Summer Mis a hit in TCA Stakes (10/13)

Janeian breaks course record (10/11)

BC-bound Cactus Ridge tightens up (10/11)

If it rains, lookout for McMahon (10/10)

Sportsman's grant scrutinized (10/9)

A hot Janeian vs. a cold San Dare (10/9)

Last push for Cactus Ridge (10/8)

Drought could end for Rufus the Glider (10/7)

Neon Shadow has an ageless quality (10/6)

Key factor is handling the track (10/3)

Keeping the Gold tough if nearer pace (10/2)

Go for Puddin still goes for it (10/1)

My Sweet Heart difficult to gauge (9/30)

Lassie runners make BC plans (9/29)

Average handle up slightly (9/29)

No stopping Perfect Drift (9/28)

Despite shaky start, Cactus Ridge cruises (9/27)

After subpar summer, Reavis regroups (9/26)

Tenpins primed for crucial test (9/26)

It's Perfect Drift vs. Tenpins (9/26)

Cactus Ridge could be untouchable (9/25)

Everyday Angel: Ready to fly? (9/25)

For Cactus Ridge, a time of transition (9/25)

Perfect Drift the heavy this time (9/24)

Bulldog George wins Illinois Day feature (9/24)

Kickboard steps up to get turf race (9/23)

Razo's big year may get bigger (9/23)

Prairie Slam tries a mile and elders (9/22)

Everyday Angel healthy again (9/22)

Apt To Be vulnerable off long layoff (9/19)

Naturally Wild's travels lead to Flawlessly (9/18)

Summer Mis trying to keep up with little sis (9/17)

Hellman wins 6, Illinois Day preview (9/17)

Twelve will run, many can win (9/16)

Illinois sets 2004 race calendar (9/16)

Hawthorne next for Perfect Drift (9/15)

Rain doesn't deter 'Cactus' (9/15)

General's Sword loves it here (9/15)

Wiggins triumphs (9/15)

Pucker Up another successful visit for Aud (9/13)

Naraingang to win? It's hard to say (9/12)

Pucker Up a beauty (9/11)

Wiggins faces five at Prairie Meadows (9/11)

Captain Nicholas back fast (9/10)

Growing pains? Not for Cactus Ridge (9/10)

Trainer Pete Condellone improving (9/10)

Is Stormybdancing a paper tiger? (9/9)

I'm a Majek Girl likely sidelined for months (9/8)

Rivals with far different goals (9/8)

Hackendiffy freshened for grass debut (9/5)

Fires family has Got the Goods (9/4)

Canterbury arrival good fit in Top Flight (9/3)

Harty is getting better results (9/3)

'Nicole' worth far more than $7,500 now (9/2)

Sellers smitten with 'Lady' (9/2)

Prairie Slam finally on track (9/1)

Take Charge Lady waltzes home (9/1)

'Lady' appears unbeatable (8/30)

Stewards speak out over Million DQ (8/29)

Someone among proven losers has to win (8/29)

Speed duel looks inevitable for 'Nicholas,' Riddlesdown (8/28)

Funny Mood faces new hurdles (8/27)

Take Charge Lady, tough-luck filly (8/27)

American Son fits turf marathon (8/26)

Patience can still pay with Ethan Man (8/25)

Out of My Way by 3 (8/23)

Week after Million, it's a $50,000 dash (8/22)

Letters to the editor (8/22)

Cactus Ridge back home (8/21)

Has Cashel Castle lost some of his zip? (8/21)

Chindi out of stakes with leg injury (8/20)

Stevens 'just glad to be alive' (8/20)

Fairmount jock shows improvement (8/20)

Star of Atticus comes back (8/19)

Stevens out of hospital (8/19)

Million stars may meet again (8/18)

Stevens out for a month (8/18)

It's back to dirt for Perfect Drift (8/18)

Stevens recuperating from injuries (8/17)

Stevens hurt at wire in Million (8/16)

Heat Haze captures Beverly D. to give Frankel another G1 (8/16)

At 15-1, Kicken Kris takes Secretariat (8/16)

'Mystery' lowers sights (8/16)

Foot bruise keeps Sulamani off track (8/14)

Tates Creek out of Beverly D. (8/14)

Million field one of best yet (8/13)

Can Mitchell strike gold again? (8/13)

Dublino tries to enter Eclipse hunt (8/13)

'Voodoo' out, Frankel pair in Beverly D. (8/13)

Beret finds a good spot to improve in Estrapade (8/13)

Imported treasure (8/12)

Minor adjustment for Perfect Soul (8/12)

Owsley tries to keep barn hot (8/12)

Calabrese-Catalano set to strike (8/12)

Summer Note to try again (8/11)

Sulamani looking like a Million (8/11)

Eight Euros among 13 pre-entries for Million (8/9)

Sue's Good News rebounds (8/9)

Top Euros crash the Million (8/8)

Sue's Good News set to bounce back (8/7)

Understudy gets shot at leading role (8/6)

Beverly D.: Dublino in, Dimitrova out (8/6)

Perfect Drift wants action (8/5)

Sulamani headed to Arlington Million (8/5)

Both halves of Catalano entry look formidable (8/4)

Golden Apples hurt, retired (8/2)

Golden Apples commits to Beverly D. (8/1)

Several seem reluctant to run in Beverly D. (7/31)

No fuss over Illinois dates (7/31)

Funny Mood sharp for feature race (7/30)

Ipi Tombe out for the year (7/30)

Pace key for Our Last Novel (7/29)

Class-climber Savorthetime appears best (7/28)

Honor in War boosts barn (7/28)

Million Preview a day for favorites (7/26)

Tougher than usual statebred race (7/25)

Honor in War favored but not formidable (7/24)

Owsley, Bien Nicole here with agenda (7/24)

Best Minister the heavyweight here (7/24)

Douglas wins seven on card (7/24)

Summer Note returns after latest layoff (7/23)

Best Minister blessed (7/23)

Fairmount jockey critical after spill (7/23)

Honor in War tops prep for the Million (7/22)

Johnson hopes to continue roll (7/21)

Evolving Tactics wins American Derby (7/20)

Perfect Drift wins by 5 (7/19)

American has distinct European flavor (7/18)

Duped by the morality police (7/18)

Perfect Drift tries to show Foster no fluke (7/17)

Tic N Tin gets 25th career victory (7/16)

Getting it done by slim margins (7/16)

Flatter back in town (7/16)

Silver Bid fresh, in top form (7/16)

Ajedrez an upstart at short odds (7/15)

Lacer may be a price again (7/14)

Iron Deputy avoids Saratoga heavies (7/14)

Weld's Irish shuttle will be busy (7/11)

Perfect Drift and Phantom Light shipping in (7/10)

Almost no fanfare for Perfect Drift (7/9)

Oglala Sue makes surprise appearance (7/9)

Ruffian Stakes Saturday at Fairmount (7/9)

Smart Juliet gets chance (7/8)

In Secure emerges unscathed (7/8)

Laino to head Illinois Racing Board (7/7)

Ballingarry beats heat in victory (7/7)

Fifteen Rounds goes 4 for 4 (7/7)

Ballingarry snaps mini-slump (7/5)

Speed may rule in two handicaps (7/4)

Ballingarry won't be left behind (7/3)

Dr. Brendler keeps his trainer rooting for rain (7/3)

Fifteen Rounds ships in to Fairmount (7/3)

Ballingarry should feel at home on local grass (7/2)

Apt to Be delivers breakout victory (7/1)

Beret may be stakes material (6/30)

Catalano barn busts out (6/30)

Arlington Million winner Chester House is euthanized (6/30)

Apt To Be wins first stakes (6/30)

Lismore Knight along in time (6/28)

Bonus Pack better suited for one turn (6/27)

St. Julien bouncing back as rising star, again (6/27)

For Rubies continues family success (6/27)

Classic kicks off Mid-America Triple (6/26)

'Storming' to Arlington Million (6/26)

Have horse, will travel (6/26)

Tic N Tin back in Shecky Greene Handicap (6/26)

Valovich, jockey, found dead (6/25)

European makes attack on U.S. (6/25)

Cilio barn firing on all cylinders again (6/24)

Stewards mum on 'Mystery' snafu (6/23)

Out of My Way wins White Oak for third in row (6/21)

'Dream' returns in allowance (6/20)

Team Block set to party at Prairie Festival (6/19)

Hazelton expects Classic Appeal to rebound (6/19)

Tic N Tin, at 8, goes for repeat (6/19)

Catalano deals with lull (6/18)

'Take Achance' comes home (6/17)

Finally, Sue's Good News returns (6/17)

Perfect Drift aimed at Million, Classic (6/16)

Weekend stars share 40-year gap in age (6/16)

Rock Slide takes Sea o'Erin (6/16)

For Rubies runs past Raging Fever (6/14)

Fine on any turf, any place (6/13)

Coach Jimi Lee likely calling the shots (6/13)

Summer Note starts up. Again. (6/12)

Raging Fever: Is she vulnerable? (6/12)

In Chicago BC, local hope rests on Summer Mis (6/11)

Fifteen Rounds tries elders (6/10)

Mynameischase keeps trainer in the game (6/9)

Apt to Be takes Dr. Fager (6/7)

Herculated back in turf run (6/6)

War Emblem's fate in limbo (6/6)

Apt to Be is apt to win Dr. Fager (6/5)

Awesome Humor tries route (6/4)

North of Six due racing luck (6/3)

A sudden end and a promising start (6/2)

In Secure keeps perfect mark (5/31)

San Pedro right back for top-rate feature (5/30)

Which direction is Tejano Honey headed? (5/29)

Fast learner In Secure faces test (5/29)

Shenofsky's Chicago 'home' (5/28)

Maker claim has nice post (5/27)

First-year trainer's longshots rule turf (5/26)

'Dearly' will need his best off layoff (5/24)

Oglala Sue carries teaser's trait of toughness (5/23)

Colorful Tour tries to rebound (5/23)

Attico on upswing for stakes (5/22)

Assistant's touch a tonic for Bright Valour (5/21)

Smart Juliet gets call (5/20)

My Sweet Heart has pedigree, potential (5/19)

It's Wiggins vs. Shandy at Arlington (5/16)

There's Zealous obvious horse for the course (5/15)

Catalano runs hot and cold (5/14)

Bulldog George threatens Tic N Tin's reign (5/14)

For this group, close but no cigar (5/13)

Expensive buy Full Mandate finally coming (5/12)

Douglas, as usual (5/10)

If Book the Devil breaks cleanly, look out (5/9)

Learning to rate revives career (5/8)

Asmussen looking for the proper mix (5/8)

New meet, but an old problem (5/7)

Catalano benefits by rival's absence (5/7)

The King of Arlington is back (5/7)

Hawthorne meet a success (5/7)

Glit sets track record (5/7)

Tomillo old-timer finds spot (5/3)

Attico wins as favorite (5/3)

Juliet needs track to play fair (5/2)

Will the old Private Son show up? (4/30)

Traveling Playmera needs trip (4/26)

Dollase's filly gets job done (4/26)

Ten Most Wanted's lofty 110 Beyer is accurate (4/25)

At 11, two still roll occasional 7's (4/25)

Dollase has another one in nice spot (4/24)

Talknow, Devil's Domain, and Fighting Indians on Friday (4/23)

Fight for Ally upsets NJC (4/19)

Colorful Tour comes back quick (4/17)

Gabriel gets first win in 12 years (4/16)

Lukas out, Hollendorfer in at Hollywood Park (4/16)

Adams wins three at Fairmount (4/16)

Wiggins meets older rivals (4/12)

Classic Appeal on his best game (4/12)

Red-hot Reavis remains king of the hill (4/11)

Trainer wins six on card (4/10)

Plenty of Franklins in Land of Lincoln (4/10)

Top two in Illinois Derby headed for Kentucky (4/9)

Hickey hopeful prudence will pay (4/7)

Invader due a bit of luck (4/5)

Ten Most Wanted finally turns pro (4/5)

Mystery Giver at uncharted distance (4/4)

Illinois Derby: War Emblem II, where are you? (4/3)

A prep, if Derby horse emerges (4/2)

Cherokee's Boy on road to where? (4/2)

Will a star be born in Illinois Derby? (4/1)

Runnin' on Nitro to Illinois Derby (4/1)

Smarten euthanized at 27 (4/1)

Longshots on parade at Hawthorne (3/29)

All hope not lost for War Emblem (3/28)

Wiggins's wish granted for Brown Eyed Beauty (3/27)

Stardom beckons for 'Silver' (3/27)

Reavis streak ends, begins anew (3/26)

Alysweep leans to Illinois Derby over Wood (3/25)

Amoss sets goal for Lone Star Sky (3/25)

For War Emblem, breeding just a bore (3/25)

Baffert buys Senor Swinger (3/24)

Smoke Chaser draws off (3/24)

Candid Glen wins Explosive Bid, Mystery Giver fifth (3/23)

Sterling, Reavis remain red hot (3/22)

Abundantly Blessed ready (3/20)

Indian Maid purse raised (3/19)

Badge of Silver: Blue Grass next? (3/18)

More money forthcoming to pick six ticketholders (3/17)

Fight for Ally just gets up (3/17)

Colorful Tour wins Razorback (3/16)

Colorful Tour seeks fifth straight (3/14)

Tommy Cat returns (3/13)

Arlington completes exec switch (3/10)

Nothing beats live racing (3/1)

Hawthorne enters deal with TVG (2/28)

Gill hires more help (2/27)

Recapture: State's hot-button issue (2/27)

Ready or not, it's racing season (2/27)

Illinois horsemen sue over funds (2/25)

Plan B for Caucus's return (2/25)

Colorful Tour on his toes for Oaklawn Cap (2/24)

Colorful Tour wins fourth in a row (2/22)

The week to prefer 'Silver' (2/22)

Original plan for 'Badge' intact (2/22)

New itinerary for Badge of Silver? (2/21)

Baffert follows the money, Mystery Giver works (2/20)

Track boss rooting for Crafty Shaw (2/20)

Coach Jimi Lee the speed in Sam Davis Stakes (2/20)

Colorful Tour to risk streak in Essex (2/19)

Werner's three-derby plan (2/18)

Churchill wants to sell Ellis (2/11)

Chindi should be fine at 9 (2/3)

Mystery Giver proves superior (2/1)

Sales Stakes preview, Most Feared injured (1/31)

Mystery Giver looks ready (1/30)

When it comes to his star, Block is willing to share (1/30)

NTRA, Churchill in court for pick-six distribution (1/28)

For War Emblem, a Hollywood ending (1/28)

Azeri: She's the one! (1/27)

War Emblem suit settled (1/24)

Back to old times (1/22)

Illinois horsemen threaten suit (1/21)

Sentencing delay likely for pick six mastermind (1/14)

Cojet victorious in Colonel Power (1/12)

For $5,000 claim, payback is rich (1/10)

Bonapaw has Herculean task (1/10)

Zydeco Affair tops deep Black Gold (1/9)

Two Item Limit retired (1/9)

Lakenheath rebounds (1/3)

Simulcasts boost Hawthorne (1/2)

Pretty Gale eyes upset on the lead (1/1)

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