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Alberto-Culver Renews Breeders' Cup Sponsorship

Alberto-Culver has agreed to continue as the presenting sponsor of the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. I), the same role it filled on the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program the past two years.

 Thursday, March 07, 2002

CLTV to Air Replay Shows From Three Chicago Tracks

Beginning May 5, Thoroughbred racing fans in the Chicago area will be able to tune in to the same channel for nightly replays from local tracks.

 Tuesday, March 05, 2002

Illinois Casino Boat, Revenue for Racing Grounded

An odd turn of events threatens any chance for construction of a new riverboat casino in Rosemont, Ill., that is designed to pump tens of millions of dollars a year into the state's horse racing industry.

 Tuesday, March 05, 2002

Sportsman's Park Suspends Auto Racing; Horses a Go

The 2002 Sportsman's Park Thoroughbred meet is expected to go on as scheduled even though Chicago Motor Speedway has decided to suspend auto racing this year.

 Thursday, February 07, 2002

Arlington Boosts Stakes Schedule to Complement Breeders' Cup

Arlington Park plans to reschedule and enrich its stakes program this summer to provide a "Preview Weekend at the Park" before the Oct. 26 running of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.

 Monday, January 21, 2002

Arroyo Leaves Sportsman's Park; Joins Racing Board

H. Eddie Arroyo has resigned his position as general manager of the National Jockey Club at Sportsman's Park to rejoin the Illinois Racing Board as Senior State Steward at all Chicago-area Thoroughbred tracks.

 Friday, January 11, 2002

Hawthorne Handle Up for Fall-Winter Meet

Aided by balmy late fall weather, Hawthorne Race Course posted improved numbers for on-site and total handle during its November-December meet. Hawthorne wound up operations on New Year's Day.

 Wednesday, January 02, 2002

Breeders' Cup: No Done Deal Yet in Chicagoland

Breeders' Cup officials visited Arlington Park Tuesday to examine the facility as possible host site for the 2002 Breeders' Cup championship day.

 Wednesday, May 23, 2001

Hawthorne: Reduced Takeout Rates and Turf Racing

Hawthorne Race Course, which carried the Thoroughbred sport in the Chicago-area during a two-year dark period at Arlington Park in the late 1990s, will open May 1 for the first of two meets and feature reduced takeout rates on wagers. The meet will mark the return of grass to the Chicago racing calendar.

 Wednesday, April 18, 2001
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