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Retired Jockeys to Face Arlington's Top Five

Retired Jockeys to Face Arlington's Top Five

Five retired jockeys will ride against five of the top riders in the Arlington Park standings in the "Arlington Fab vs. Legends" turf race Aug. 17, one day before the 30th running of the Arlington Million.

 Monday, August 13, 2012

Habayeb's First Winner Is a Stakes Winner

Habayeb, by Storm Cat, was represented by his first winner and first stakes winner in the same race.

 Thursday, July 23, 2009

Exciting Metro to Graham Farms

Stakes-place Exciting Metro has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Graham Farms near Roswell, N.M.

 Sunday, November 09, 2008
Transduction Gold Glitters in Keeneland's Sycamore

Transduction Gold Glitters in Keeneland's Sycamore

He came into the race off a fourth-place finish in an allowance race over Turfway Park's Polytrack, but Transduction Gold took to the switch back to turf and an increased distance when he powered home in the $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland Oct. 5.

 Friday, October 05, 2007
Solo Survivor Skims Rail in Matron Handicap

Solo Survivor Skims Rail in Matron Handicap

Solo Survivor got the first graded stakes win of her career when she went from last to first to win the $150,000 Matron Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park Sept. 8.

 Saturday, September 08, 2007

Great Stories Told at Texas Thoroughbred Association Conference

With this being the 50-year anniversary celebration of the Texas Thoroughbred Association, it was appropriate Friday that a session of the conference featured storytelling by four pioneers in Texas racing.

 Friday, June 24, 2005

Dixie Talking Leaves 'Em Speechless in Cicada

Skeedattle Stable's Dixie Talking, a Maryland invader dismissed at 27-1, rallied widest of all Saturday afternoon to take Aqueduct's $109,800 Cicada (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at seven furlongs.

 Sunday, March 20, 2005

Dixie Talking Becomes 100th Stakes Winner for Dixieland Band

Dixie Talking was unraced at the beginning of December and a stakes winner at year's end when she beat seven other Maryland-bred fillies in Thursday's $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship.

 Thursday, December 30, 2004

Plenty of Room for Mr O'Brien's Kick in Kelso

Skeedattle Stable's Mr O'Brien found his closing kick again after four straight losing races, taking Saturday's $270,000 Kelso Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) at a mile on the Belmont Park Widener turf course.

 Saturday, October 09, 2004

Thrilling Arlington BC Oaks Ends in Dead-Heat

The Arlington Breeders' Cup Oaks (gr. III) was a thrilling race, with Lovely Afternoon near the lead the entire race while the filly that should have been on the lead Catboat, broke poorly and had to rally on the rail. The two hit the wire together.

 Saturday, August 21, 2004

Contreras Released After Arlington Fall

Apprentice jockey Cruz Contreras, the leading jockey at Arlington Park, was taken by ambulance to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights following a two-horse spill in the second race Monday at the suburban Chicago racetrack.

 Monday, May 31, 2004

Richetta, Cryptic Skier Head Maryland Juvenile Stakes

The 2003 racing season ends at Laurel Park on Wednesday with a pair of $100,000 stakes races for Maryland-bred juveniles.

 Sunday, December 28, 2003

River Apprentice Scores First Win

Irishman James Graham notched his first U.S. victory aboard B.J. Star Tuesday at River Downs.

 Wednesday, July 02, 2003