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The Prairie State Festival Makes Me Want To "Go Ballistic!"

Here is my recap of the Prairie State Festival of racing from Arlington Park as well as an inside look at an old friend.... Read More

Posted 335 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · A Beyer of 114??? Whoa nellie! That has to be a little inflated, doesn't it, Chris? · 335 days ago ·

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dave.zenner · What? Brian? You dare to question the accuracy of a Beyer? For shame. · 335 days ago ·

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LAZMANICK · I often question Beyers, but I think that this one is legit. The other races on the poly that day were really off. This one was by far the fastest. Perhaps the teletimer malfunctioned. · 335 days ago ·

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cpsoren121 · I used to be able to sustain 18mph on roller blades. Wonder what Beyer that would be? · 335 days ago ·

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LAZMANICK · cpsoren121.............it would depend if your were riding your roller blades on the east coast or the est coast. · 335 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · speed ratings are very subjective. I personally don't see the need for them as the time,race shape,works in the PP tell you everything needed · 335 days ago ·

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cpsoren121 · Agreed on the speed figs, I use them in ranges to see if a horse can hang with the rest of the crowd, that's about it. · 335 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · I sometimes question Beyer ... I never question Zenner! · 335 days ago ·

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christysontheweb · Good grief there was some serious $$$ to be won last sat not to mention some awesome racing! Seems like while there were def a good # of front running victories the closers got their share too. I love when everyone has a good shot no matter the running style. Kinda makes me wanna go ballistic ;) · 335 days ago ·

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RobertPotter · Chris-I make figures using the Quirin methodology and gave Shrewd Operator a 112 which equals roughly a 110 on the Beyer scale as far as I know. · 335 days ago ·

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cpsoren121 · Agreed. Do NOT question Zen!! · 335 days ago ·

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Prairie State Festival Preview

The Chicago Dark Horse previews Saturday's feature races for Illinois-bred horses! This shaped up to be an outstanding card! Click and take a look at what awaits you...Read More

Posted 340 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Gotta love the Illinois breds! No Giant Oak, but still a bunch of nice horses ... looking for Dundalk Dust to make some more noise nationally this year, and I still think Seans Silverdancer is one to watch out for. I wish I was there with you, Chris! · 341 days ago ·

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christysontheweb · I'm late to the party here...but this preview if I remember right has you picking just about every single winner of the day in the 6 races you cover here. I'm no handicapper extraordinaire or anything but that's some pretty solid cappin' my friend! Way to hit it out of the park (thought this fit well for todays photo excursion I got to go on through the text line!) ;) · 339 days ago ·

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Arlington: Prairie State Festival Recap

It may be as close as a sure thing as there is in horse racing that trainers Chris Block and Christine Janks will each saddle at least one winner at the Prairie State Festival. Block, the leading conditioner in the annual Illinois-bred showcase, added two more wins to his record, which now sta...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 339 days ago ·

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Third Chance has shot in Purple Violet

Ron Magers, longtime dean of Chicago newscasters and anchorman at ABC affiliate WLS in recent years, will be on hand for Saturday’s Prairie State Festival at Arlington, where he will watch his filly Third Chance, owned in partnership with Roe Conn and Bob Marcocchio, run in the Purple Violet Stakes ...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 341 days ago ·

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