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2. Arlington Million - Wikipedia

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   The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward on turf. It was originally raced at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles. [1] The Arlington Million is the first thoroughbred race to offer a purse of US$1,000,000.

3. Fairmount Park Racetrack - Wikipedia

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   Fanduel Sportsbook and Horse Racing, formerly Fairmount Park Racetrack, is a horse racing track in Collinsville, Illinois, a part of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The track hosts Thoroughbred flat racing. It is one of two horse racing venues currently active in Illinois, and the only one outside the Chicago, Illinois metro area.

4. Thoroughbred Racing Associations - Wikipedia

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   The Thoroughbred Racing Associations formed in 1942 as the United States' entry into World War II created a potential halt to horse racing in the country, Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. began to develop the formation of a commission of racetracks. [2] At the time, Vanderbilt was the president of Pimlico and Belmont Park. [2]

5. Harness horsemen call for end to Hawthorne’s veto ... - AOL

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   The Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, which depends on Hawthorne for its racing season, and which runs on $11 million the Careys have paid into purses, is officially staying out of ...

6. Arlington Park - Wikipedia

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   Horse racing in the Chicago region had been a popular sport since the early days of the city in the 1830s, and at one time Chicago had more horse racing tracks (six) than any other major metropolitan area [citation needed]. Arlington International was the site of the first thoroughbred race with a million-dollar purse in 1981.

7. Illinois Derby - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois Derby is a race for Thoroughbred horses for three-year-olds run over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Illinois, just west of Chicago in early April each year. The event was first run in 1923 at the Hawthorne Race Course. The purse is $250,000.

8. Illinois high school football: IHSA state football playoffs ...

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   The IHSA football playoffs included 32 teams — four in each bracket — who started Saturday aiming to play for a state championship next weekend at Illinois State University. Here are the ...

9. Illinois high school football playoff scores: Peoria-area ...

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   Just 128 high school football teams remain in the Illinois High School Association playoffs with second-round games Friday and Saturday across the state — eight of those programs in the Peoria area.