Familiar role for Zito horse (6/7)
Big Brown's Triple Crown bid over (6/7)
Big Brown photos (6/7)
Belmont Stakes photos (6/7)
Casino Drive's bad turn (6/6)
Big Brown racing with history (6/6)
Big Brown's trainer admires the competition (6/6)
Casino Drive spoiling for Belmont upset (6/5)
Illinois horse racing wins in court (6/5)
Court rules casinos must pay surcharge to horse racetracks (6/5)
Neil Milbert's Belmont Stakes analysis (6/5)
Big Brown draws rail for Belmont Stakes (6/4)
Real world beater (6/3)
A N.Y. minute by Big Brown (6/3)
Big Brown: Foal to fairest of all (6/1)
Louisiana bush tracks jump-started Desormeaux's career (5/31)
Ill. Senate approves major gambling expansion (5/31)
Dutrow: Big Brown's Triple Crown a 'foregone conclusion' (5/29)
House Democrats: little chance of passing capital plan (5/28)
Hall of Fame trainer returns to Arlington (5/25)
Coragil Cat captures Hanshin Cup at Arlington (5/24)
Desormeaux's kin eyes win in Arlington Classic (5/23)
Grass racing in her blood (5/23)
Hastert, Poshard propose $31 billion construction plan (5/20)
Trainer invokes name of Secretariat (5/18)
Big Brown cruises to another easy victory in Preakness (5/17)
Stud deal finalized for Big Brown (5/17)
Eight Belles had no diseases, bone abnormalities (5/16)
Prized mount adds luster to Desormeaux's revival as jockey (5/16)
Behindatthebar scratched from Preakness (5/16)
Top amateur drivers race at Maywood (5/16)
Racing can't run from high-profile deaths (5/16)
Imperfect trainer for a near-perfect horse (5/16)
Eight Belles had no diseases, bone abnormalities (5/16)
Big Brown Preakness bettors to get small odds (5/14)
Neil Milbert's Preakness Stakes analysis (5/14)
Preakness' new blood (5/13)
Hoffman Estates officials cool to OTB proposed for bowling alley (5/13)
Berwyn man sentenced to 60 years in murder of Hawthorne horse groomer (5/13)
Harlem Rocker takes pass on Preakness (5/12)
Hoffman Estates committee to hear pitch for OTB parlor (5/11)
Changes in horse racing landscape cause more breakdowns (5/11)
Illinois Derby winner in Preakness (5/8)
No progress in jockeys' dispute on mount fees (5/7)
Mike Paradise's harness racing notes (5/7)
Trainer: Eight Belles not on drugs (5/7)
Jockey Gabriel Saez not talking about Eight Belles (5/6)
Could Big Brown win Triple Crown? (5/3)
Favorite Big Brown wins Kentucky Derby (5/3)
Second-place horse Eight Belles euthanized (5/3)
Fond hopes, bitter memories for Michael Matz (5/2)
Proud Spell runs away with Kentucky Oaks (5/2)
On the surface, Arlington a winner (5/2)
Mike Paradise's harness racing notes (5/1)
Big Brown looking good so far (5/1)
Synthetic horse racing tracks a real issue (5/1)
Big Brown will try to win Kentucky Derby from post 20 (4/30)
Oaks favorite to run as Derby long shot (4/30)
Neil Milbert's Kentucky Derby analysis (4/30)
Illinois Derby winner keeps owner upbeat (4/29)
Jockey walkout causes a holdup at Hawthorne (4/26)
Favorites fall at Hawthorne (4/20)
Former jockey Sibille back—but not in saddle (4/18)
Tomcito must earn Kentucky Derby start (4/18)
Blue Grass, Arkansas Derby will test contenders (4/12)
Harness racing notes (4/11)
Claudius Q an oldie and a goodie (4/10)
Harness driver Ryan Anderson back in action Wednesday at Balmoral (4/8)
New Orleans horse wins Illinois Derby (4/5)
Favorite's fade puts his spot in Kentucky Derby in doubt (4/5)
Colonel John's success mounts (4/5)
Denis of Cork reminds of Curlin headed into Illinois Derby (4/4)
In the majors once again (4/4)
Denis will try to uncork late run in Illinois Derby (4/1)
Villa Park OKs zoning change for OTB; suburb to get 1 percent of bets (3/25)
Bill Walsh 1934 - 2008: Developer, horse-racing enthusiast (3/25)
Villa Park in line to place its bets on OTB (3/21)
Sportsman's Park redevelopment lands construction manager (3/17)
Villa Park zoning board voices support for off-track betting parlor (3/14)
Backstretch workers with children sue Arlington Park (3/13)
Gambling laws in U.S. may be at odds (3/11)
Lots of competition for Hawthorne opener (3/6)
Villa Park Village Board supports off-track betting parlor (2/25)
Zito pair look like Derby contenders (2/25)
4 state tracks reach deal on advance-deposit bets (1/31)
State gambling plan worries some leaders (1/24)
Curlin wins race for Horse of Year (1/22)
Racing board approves drug testing of Illinois horses (1/9)
Queen enjoyed Tafel's royal Derby showing (12/12)
Expansion may dilute Breeders' Cup quality (12/11)
Madigan gambling bill proposed (12/11)
3 Hawthorne jockeys hurt (12/1)
Jockey rode to win - fiercely (11/27)
Chicago casino proposal worries riverboat cities (11/16)
Gelding leaves no questions (11/4)
A day at the races (10/28)
Curlin a classic in every sense (10/27)
George Washington euthanized (10/27)
Curlin takes BC Classic (10/27)
Classic could become just that (10/27)
Trujillo rallies Maryfield in the muck (10/27)
Three new races may overfill Breeders' Cup (10/26)
Dylan Thomas is poetry in motion on track (10/25)
And they're off! at Homewood OTB (10/25)
Pletcher has the aces in richest races (10/24)
Neil Milbert handicaps the Breeders’ Cup Classic (10/24)
They'll send their regrets (10/23)
Classic finish beckons (10/21)
Tough field awaits Street Sense in Breeders' Cup Classic (10/18)
Demands slow up casino push (10/18)
Small but select field for BC Classic (10/17)
Hawthorne Derby to Bold Hawk (10/13)
Record night for Green Day (10/13)
Booze Cruzin sets record on Friday (10/13)
Glass Pack aims for more at Maywood (10/12)
Last major Hawthorne race draws Pletcher horse (10/12)
John Henry : An appreciation (10/10)
Equine legend John Henry dies (10/9)
Trainer Biancone suspended (10/5)
Curlin wins Gold Cup (10/1)
Student Council has a big day on dirt (9/30)
Miami Sunrise in for a wake-up call (9/29)
Gold Cup has rich horse (9/28)
Street Sense snubs Hawthorne (9/25)
Hawthorne's a track for all seasons (9/21)
Mare loses 125th in row (9/20)
His kind of racing town (9/20)
Compromise schedule for Hawthorne, Arlington (9/19)
Bettors' night at Balmoral (9/16)
Double treat scheduled at Balmoral (9/15)
'Horse people' rally after barn fire in Peotone (9/13)
Dreams do come true for a pair of Calabrese horses (9/9)
Dreaming duo seeking Breeders' Cup glory (9/8)
India horse an Arlington first (9/3)
Wicked Style shows off winning style at Arlington (9/2)
Horse racing park's wager on new surface pays off (9/1)
Running in footsteps of Street Sense (9/1)
Equine flu in Australia costs millions (8/31)
Danae wins American-National (8/26)
American-National trotters highlight Balmoral Park card (8/24)
Street Sense trainer fears his rivals (8/23)
Marietta wins at Arlington (8/19)
Horse trainer Pletcher plays third string (8/17)
OTB gets state OK in 2 new suburbs (8/14)
Racetrack industry gambling on OTBs (8/14)
International flair on grass (8/12)
Spicy upset for Jambalaya at Million (8/12)
Trainer Pletcher attempts big coup (8/10)
Favorite's trainer a Derby winner (8/10)
Arlington becomes key stop on road to Breeders' Cup (8/10)
West Coast flair for Million (8/8)
Team Valor looks to regain Arlington glory (8/7)
Beverly D., Secretariat thrive while Million lags (8/6)
Balmoral/Maywood meet has quality (8/6)
Magee drives in 6 winners (8/5)
The Tin Man seeks back-to-back wins (8/5)
Another shot for aging pacer (8/4)
At $500, we wouldn't want to make it a double (8/3)
Romero thinks protege will ride to stardom (8/1)
Arlington seeks longer schedule in '08 (8/1)
Jockey Santos will retire (7/30)
Derby winner is just dandy (7/30)
Lewis Michael gets major victory (7/29)
'Anna' duo seeks second top triumph (7/28)
Power outage stops racing (7/27)
Betting on Thoroughbreds' future (7/26)
Town runs with big plan for race site (7/25)
Two Weeks Notice rolls (7/22)
It's rerun day at Arlington Park (7/22)
Dygert tops Hawthorne card (7/21)
Poor track record for Arlington Preview Day (7/21)
OTB parlor is approved by Illinois Racing Board (7/20)
Weld successful at Arlington despite no Million (7/20)
Gaming commission OKd as OTB parlor vote looms (7/19)
Homewood board won't block OTB (7/19)
OTB plan to be focus of forum (7/17)
Pavarotti proves to be king of Round Table (7/15)
Dominican top 3-year-old at Arlington (7/13)
Funny Cide, 7, snaps 6-race losing streak (7/5)
No second place this time for Always First (7/5)
Last year's top finishers Stars & Stripes long shots (7/4)
Contract deal to reopen track (6/30)
Jockeys sue for increase in mount fees (6/30)
Love affair fit for hall of fame (6/26)
Jockey finds suspension hard to stomach (6/26)
Pletcher wins at Arlington (6/24)
Saluting valor and sacrifice (6/24)
No bets taken at Hawthorne (6/23)
Medal of Honor vets to be feted (6/23)
Hawthorne opening in jeopardy (6/21)
Trainer Mott has dominated at Arlington (6/21)
Elk Grove Village slams door on foes of OTB site (6/21)
Lady Belsara makes victory a family affair (6/17)
Local Breeders' Cup a real draw (6/16)
Vote delayed on betting parlor near day-care center (6/15)
Arlington's ban on jockey Houghton upheld (6/15)
Mundelein open to plan for OTB parlor (6/13)
Horse trainer pleads guilty to animal cruelty (6/12)
All eyes on Rags to Riches (6/11)
Rags to Riches ends a 102-year drought (6/10)
A filly! Rags to Riches takes Belmont (6/9)
Belmont fits Hard Spun's forte (6/9)
Belmont would be better with Tafel in it (6/8)
Well-bred filly aims to make history (6/7)
Turf gets top filly back on track (6/3)
Street Sense out of Belmont (6/1)
Gambling in the way of new state budget (5/30)
Banned jockey files suit against Arlington (5/29)
On the surface, a hit (5/29)
81-1 long shot's win a Fires family production (5/27)
Senate Democrats advance massive gambling expansion proposal (5/25)
Off-track betting proposal advances (5/25)
Turf star Fort Prado to give synthetic track a go (5/24)
Expansion of gambling may be used to fill huge holes in state budget (5/24)
Trustees hear plan for betting parlor (5/23)
Company to pitch betting parlor (5/22)
Chelokee could add sizzle to Belmont (5/20)
Curlin's sneak attack works (5/20)
3 races before winning Preakness, rider thrown off (5/20)
Not too sensible to back Street Sense (5/20)
Lukas has long shot going in Preakness (5/19)
Liam Durbin's Preakness computer analysis (5/19)
He's a 'pauper' among princes (5/17)
Pletcher's horses trying to end drought (5/17)
Trainer loves the bad guy's role (5/17)
Yesterday's horse more reliable (5/15)
A poignant Pimlico return (5/15)
Circular Quay may run in Preakness (5/14)
Trying addition by subtraction (5/13)
Curlin to run in Preakness (5/11)
Bet he feels stupid now (5/8)
Triple Crown chase moves to Pino country (5/7)
From Derby to White House (5/7)
Lightly raced Street Sense dazzles with driving finish (5/6)
Nafzger holds off talk of retiring (5/6)
Pletcher's 5 fail big-time, finish out of money (5/6)
In death, Barbaro bigger than ever (5/6)
Derby computer analysis (5/6)
Three pathways to the summit (5/5)
Dreaming of Anna fades quickly (5/5)
Racing emerges from sad saga of Barbaro (5/5)
Kentucky Derby computer analysis (5/5)
Arlington opens with new track (5/4)
Dreaming of Anna has a shot in Oaks (5/4)
Hard Spun states case in big run (5/4)
New track, old problem at Arlington (5/3)
Paging Lukas, Zito, Baffert (5/3)
It'll need to be an inside job (5/3)
Faith in this Derby horse unbridled (5/2)
Griffin's horse won't run Saturday (5/2)
Juvenile jinx (5/1)
Hoping to burnish his golden record (5/1)
Hard Spun's workout a sizzler (5/1)
Pletcher's 5-pack (5/1)
History says Curlin can't (4/30)
Chicagoans dream of victory in Oaks (4/30)
A wide open Run for Roses (4/29)
New track passes first rain test (4/26)
King, queen crowned at Hawthorne (4/22)
National Jockey Club looms as 2-horse race (4/20)
Drink packs pricey punch (4/17)
Dominican, Curlin win Kentucky Derby preps (4/15)
Juvenile winner aims for big prize (4/13)
`Cat' romps at Hawthorne (4/8)
Nobiz Like Shobiz wins Derby prep (4/8)
Wood heads 3 prep races for Ky. Derby (4/7)
Merv Griffin's horse seeks encore (4/6)
Piece of Barbaro history to be auctioned (4/2)
Scat Daddy on a roll heading into Derby (4/1)
Arlington Park ditches the old dirt surface (3/30)
Pletcher stable loaded from coast to coast (3/12)
Racetrack, U.S. reach a deal on housing (3/2)
Ride to school is a long stretch (2/18)
Probation for racehorse doping (2/10)
Arlington Park picks synthetic surface over dirt (2/6)
Barbaro's ashes may go to museum (2/1)
But he's Barbaro, and that's why we care (1/31)
Barbaro's death hard to accept (1/31)
Barbaro's battle transcends sports (1/30)
Barbaro may be buried at Churchill Downs (1/30)
If Barbaro surgery fails, `we'll quit,' surgeon says (1/29)
2 top racing awards go to local owners (1/23)
Vet on rocks for allegedly giving horses vodka shots (1/20)
Hawthorne gets Illinois Derby (1/10)
Expansion could lessen Breeders' Cup quality (1/9)
Breeders' Cup expands to 11 races (1/8)
Preakness honors Barbaro (12/22)
Arlington's $10 million bet (12/9)
Track goes artificial: `Best thing' for horses (12/8)
Arlington Park expected to switch to artificial track (12/7)
Baze rides 1 winner, ties Pincay's career record (12/1)
Lo Duca's horse cashes in (11/28)
Jereme's Jet wins Windy City Pace (11/17)
Jereme's Jet ready for Windy City Pace (11/15)
The Quiet Mon in upset (11/11)
Prestigious races set for Balmoral (11/10)
Suburb bans smoking, except at race track (11/8)
Bernardini retired; Barbaro's cast off (11/7)
Invasor all but swipes Horse of the Year (11/6)
A day at the races (11/5)
Invasor upsets heavy favorite Bernardini in $5 million race (11/5)
Filly put down after breakdown (11/5)
Quality quantity his goal (11/4)
Classic prediction (11/4)
Chicago owner's dream horse (11/3)
From Chicago to Louisville via Toronto (11/3)
Try to catch him (11/2)
Chicagoan's filly gets respect (11/2)
Trainer sues (11/2)
No-smoking plan exempts track (11/1)
Sheiks' horses wear best genes (11/1)
Perfect Drift ready for 5th shot at Classic (10/31)
He's still the favorite (10/26)
Best of Buddies wins at Hawthorne (10/15)
Brilliant favorite for Hawthorne Derby (10/14)
Pletcher sets earnings record again (10/9)
Small fields, large stakes at Belmont (10/7)
Sport of kings has its eye on fake dirt (10/6)
Rezoning for eatery near track stalls (10/5)
It's No Joke wins Hawthorne Gold Cup (10/1)
Penney gearing up for Gold Cup (9/29)
Racing's ultimate long shot (9/29)
Auction has rein on future of farm (9/21)
Arlington gets OK for some 4-day weeks (9/20)
Super Night for Loyal Opposition (9/17)
Illinois Derby left up in air (9/17)
Illinois Derby up in air with NJC's withdrawal (9/16)
Thoroughbreds move to Hawthorne (9/15)
Painful season wraps up (9/13)
Second dead heat in Futurity's 72 years (9/11)
Shermanesque favorite for Sunday's Arlington race (9/8)
Local official to enter Hall of Fame (9/8)
Jockey Club in bind (9/6)
Vets at Arlington Park also getting a workout (8/29)
Bluegrass Cat retired after injury in Travers (8/28)
Historic night at Balmoral (8/26)
Top-ranked Standardbreds headline Balmoral card (8/26)
2 more horses are put down (8/22)
Trainer hopes Arlington agrees with Baghdaria (8/18)
Barbaro walks outside, grazing on grass (8/15)
Dreamy day coats track's nightmares (8/13)
Barbaro's stablemate scores at Arlington (8/13)
Tin Man off to be the winner (8/13)
Phoenix Reach has chance to be a star (8/12)
Liam Durbin's Arlington Million handicap (8/11)
Jockey out of Arlington Million, judge says (8/11)
Not here just for show (8/11)
Jockey sues to ride in Million (8/11)
Arlington track safe, expert says (8/11)
Arlington track cleared in horse deaths (8/10)
Better Talk Now not same since Breeders' win; Fallon banned (8/10)
Horse caregiver charged (8/9)
Horse owner charged with cruelty (8/8)
Pre-entries named for Arlington Million (8/6)
4 European horses in Arlington Million (8/5)
IRB slates 3rd Arlington exam (8/5)
Head-butting jockey sent to stable with 1-day ban (8/4)
Arlington's season of pain (8/3)
Arlington could control Hawthorne's fate (8/1)
Surgery set Monday for injured Thoroughbred (7/31)
7 horses euthanized at California track (7/30)
Horse sense often out to pasture (7/30)
20th breakdown at Arlington Park (7/29)
Veterinary hospital is breed apart (7/29)
Sons of same stallion on very different paths (7/29)
Consultant flap at Arlington (7/29)
7 horses euthanized at California track (7/29)
Bigdog gets 'good draw' (7/28)
Perfect Drift is favorite in Washington Park Handicap (7/26)
National champ heads field at Balmoral's American-National (7/26)
State will screen more horses at Arlington (7/25)
Another horse lost in race at Arlington (7/24)
American Derby goes to 23-1 Union Avenue (7/23)
Golden Arrow piques Million Preview interest (7/21)
Outside horse experts sought (7/19)
Barbaro's trainer encouraged by reports (7/19)
Arlington track gets OK (7/18)
Consultant finds track 'consistent and uniform' (7/17)
17th horse breaks down, dies at Arlington Park this season (7/17)
Barbaro `comfortable,' remains in stable condition (7/17)
Deaths cast shadow on racing tradition (7/16)
Jockey visits, Barbaro naps (7/15)
Bettor drops the dime on 'em, bags 21 grand (7/14)
Derby winnner's survival a long shot (7/14)
State probe turns to Arlington track (7/12)
Barbaro's infection may be serious (7/12)
Independent probe ordered into Arlington horse deaths (7/11)
Barbaro still has long road ahead (7/6)
State to check racehorses (7/6)
Savard's not horsing around (7/5)
Fatal breakdowns hit 17 this season at Arlington Park (7/4)
Cast on Barbaro's leg replaced again (7/4)
Breakdowns baffling (7/3)
Major Rhythm pulls upset (7/3)
What's injuring Arlington racehorses? (7/1)
Arlington Park checks tracks' composition (6/29)
Ebony Breeze cashes in with Breeders' Cup win (6/18)
Barbaro's leg looking good (6/14)
Horses get his heart racing (6/11)
Belmont course perfect for Jazil (6/11)
Belmont creates new racing star (6/11)
She knows way to winner's circle (6/11)
Bluegrass Cat jockey makes own comeback (6/10)
Pletcher seeks end to 0-19 run (6/9)
Instant message - Belmont draw (6/8)
Official says taxes from casinos secure (6/7)
4 casinos sue state over tax for tracks (6/1)
Jockey, Barbaro to reunite (5/30)
Buzz missing from Belmont (5/28)
Gouldings Green wins Arlington's Hanshin Cup (5/28)
Jockey goes 5-for-5 at Arlington (5/27)
Recovering Barbaro shows usual feistiness (5/26)
Preakness winner a no-go for Belmont (5/25)
Barbaro's itching to get better (5/24)
Barbaro's fight for survival strikes a human chord (5/23)
Barbaro's surgery goes well (5/22)
Crown bid comes to sorrowful end (5/21)
Glory, not riches (5/21)
Dream in sight for horse lovers (5/20)
Trainer likes odds this time (5/19)
Man, machine in sync on Barbaro now (5/19)
Wanted: Light traffic (5/18)
Prado no stranger to success in the Triple Crown (5/17)
Barbaro thoroughly pampered champ (5/17)
All quiet just days away from Preakness (5/16)
They'll try again to beat Barbaro (5/8)
Looking fit for a Crown (5/7)
Barbaro's owners also leg up in England (5/7)
Wanted: Name riders (5/7)
Jockey: I'm not washed up (5/7)
Opening Day a winner for Arlington die-hards (5/6)
History has been tough on favorites (5/6)
Grateful for reprieve (5/6)
Derby picks by a stable of writers from Tribune newspapers (5/6)
Trainer went distance (5/5)
Barbaro will have no excuses (5/5)
Sentimental assignment for Baffert (5/5)
95-day Arlington meet set to open (5/5)
Derby is O.J.'s kind of event (5/5)
Baffert says he's 'armed, dangerous' (5/4)
Giacomo trainer, jockey on their own (5/4)
Cordero finds another race to win (5/3)
Can't stay away from his horses (5/2)
Baffert's horses hitting stride before Derby (4/30)
Trainer Ritchey on sidelines (4/30)
Torrid pace looms in Run for the Roses (4/30)
Will County man accused of doping his racehorse (4/27)
Horse racing gets a leg up (4/27)
Harness suspensions upheld in fixing case (4/25)
Fleet Indian easily wins Sixty Sails (4/23)
Big winner--but not on the road (4/22)
Showing Derby stuff (4/16)
Lawyer Ron should win Derby prep (4/15)
Grand Derby tradition to cost a grand (4/12)
Baffert has big 2 for Derby (4/10)
Gelding blows away field in Illinois Derby (4/9)
Brother Derek 1st in Derby tuneup (4/9)
Sweetnorthernsaint wins Illinois Derby (4/8)
Trainers avoid Brother Derek (4/7)
Illinois Derby favorite has the genes (4/5)
Cause to Believe tops field for Illinois Derby (4/4)
4 arrested in probe of harness fix (4/4)
Unbeaten Barbaro early Kentucky Derby favorite (4/2)
Electrocutionist wins Dubai World Cup (3/26)
Niles backs OTB parlor plan (3/23)
Shirreffs' A.P. Warrior wins San Felipe Stakes (3/19)
Record price paid for colt (3/1)
New direction for Hawthorne (2/24)
John Henry's owner Sam Rubin dies at 91 (2/22)
Bob Lewis, owner of 2 Derby winners, dies at 81 (2/18)
Actress takes stand on Derby (2/15)
Suburbanites get to vote on OTB parlor (2/14)
Lemon Drop Kid nominated for Hall of Fame (2/13)
Carey to head Hawthorne group (2/9)
Horse slaughter to continue despite action (2/7)
2-year-old champion out for Kentucky Derby (2/7)
New criticism of Ryan's grant to track (2/6)
First Samurai upset at Gulfstream (2/5)
A Kentucky Derby 1st: Race takes on sponsor (2/2)
Troubled Pimlico confident on Preakness (2/1)
Niles residents sue clerk to get OTB item on ballot (1/31)
Bailey gets a kick from 2nd-place finish in last ride (1/29)
Ex-guard admits stealing from racetrack workers (1/24)
