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25 years after rebuilding, Arlington begins another season | |
May 02, 2014 "AS ARLINGTON PARK PREPARES TO REOPEN FOR ITS 25TH SEASON OF RACING SINCE COMPLETION OF A NEW STRUCTURE AFTER A MASSIVE FIRE, RICHARD DUCHOSSOIS, THE 92-YEAR-OLD CHAIRMAN OF THE TRACK NOW OWNED BY CHURCHILL DOWNS, REMINISCED ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF REBUILIDNG. "TWENTY-FIVE YEARS SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY, BUT I GUESS THAT MEANS I'M 25 YEARS OLDER," HE SAID. "IT'S THE SHORTEST 25 YEARS I'VE EVER SPENT, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE EVERY DAY."" Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140502/news/140509733/ |