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2. Rita Crundwell - Wikipedia

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   Rita A. Crundwell (née Humphrey; born January 10, 1953) is the former Comptroller and Treasurer of Dixon, Illinois, from 1983 to 2012. She is the admitted operator of what is believed to be the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history. She was fired in April 2012 after the discovery that she had embezzled $53.7 million from the city of Dixon ...

3. Oaklawn Farm - Wikipedia

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   Oaklawn Farm is a historic property in Wayne, Illinois. The farm was operated by the Dunham family, who successfully bred Percheron horses. The property features the chateauesque Dunham Castle, which was built by Mark Wentworth Dunham in 1880. Nine other buildings from the time period still stand on the property, which is still used as the ...

4. Illinois Racing Board - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois Racing Board (IRB) is a quasi-independent State of Illinois agency that oversees and regulates the Illinois horse racing industry, including tracks that hold race meetings where wagers can be placed. Description. As of 2021, the ICJIA derives its mission statement from the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.

5. List of U.S. state horses - Wikipedia

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   Alabama. Racking Horse. The Racking Horse is a breed of horse known for its ambling gait. The breed association is headquartered in Decatur, Alabama. 1975. [4] Florida. Florida Cracker Horse. The Florida Cracker Horse was first brought to what is now Florida in the 1500s by Spanish explorers, and it played a large part in the development of the ...

6. Claiming race - Wikipedia

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   Claiming race. In Thoroughbred racing, a claiming race is a type of horse race in which the horses are all for sale at a specified claiming price until shortly before the race. In the hierarchy of horse races, based on the quality of the horses that compete, claiming races are at the bottom, below maiden races (races for horses that have never ...

7. Standardbred - Wikipedia

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   Equus ferus caballus. The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing where they compete at either a trot or pace. Developed in North America, the Standardbred is recognized worldwide, and the breed can trace its bloodlines to 18th-century England. They are solid, well-built horses with good dispositions.