Possible Sad Day for Illinois Sports

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Arlington park race track closing? Suburban horse racing course for sale as owners look to transfer license elsewhere

The future of an Arlington Heights horse track is in question as its owners look to transfer its racing license elsewhere.

abc7chicago.com

I have found memories of going to Arlington with my recently deceased father. Last of the great Illinois race tracks.

 

[Urblock]

Arlington park race track closing? Suburban horse racing course for sale as owners look to transfer license elsewhere

The future of an Arlington Heights horse track is in question as its owners look to transfer its racing license elsewhere.

abc7chicago.com

I have found memories of going to Arlington with my recently deceased father. Last of the great Illinois race tracks.

A horse giving all he has is a joy to watch.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

A horse giving all he has is a joy to watch.

Indeed. We were mainly a Hawthorne family, but we'd venture up to Arlington pretty often.

 

[ThatBigSandwich]

My fathers idea of divorced dad time was taking me to Hawthorne so he could bet harness and I see the horses in the barn. Did the same for the dog track in Kenosha

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

The Adolphus family also spent a lot of time at the Kenosha dog track.

 

[ytsejam]

I saw racing pigs at Great America or the state fair or some shit.
I had nightmares about being hungry and my ham and bacon kept running away.

 

[zack54attack]

The Adolphus family also spent a lot of time at the Kenosha dog track.

That place was legendary. Then I realized I probably shouldn't be watching dogs race as I got older..

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

That place was legendary. Then I realized I probably shouldn't be watching dogs race as I got older..

It was fun when you were under 12 years old.