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i "'y i mrum jiit Chicago Tribune, Friday, June 23, 2000 Section 4 11 INSIDE HORSE RACING erger will make Duchossois Churchill's top stockholder tertrack betting parlor and off-track betting parlors in Chicago, Rockford and Waukegan also are part of the merger package. In addition to the parent track in Louisville, Churchill owns Hollywood Park in suburban Los Angeles, Calder in suburban Miami and Ellis Park in southwestern Kentucky Churchill also is co-owner of Indiana's Hoosier Park and has a piece of Kentucky Downs near the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Besides solidifying Churchill's simulcasting network, the addition of debt-free $200 million Arlington seems certain to bolster its line of credit and make possible future acquisitions. Churchill currently has $78 million available from the $250 million line of credit with PNC Bank that it used to finance its earlier acquisitions. At Thursday's annual Churchill shareholders' meeting, chief executive officer Tom Meeker was asked about the attempt to buy Arlington.

Meeker replied that negotiations were continuing but wouldn't elaborate. Following the shareholders' meeting, the board of directors held a private meeting. Brad M. Kelley, who currently is Churchill's biggest stockholder By Neil Milbert Jmjbune Staff Writer An announcement is expected Friday confirming the merger that Mil put Arlington International Racecourse under the corporate umbrella of Churchill Downs, Inc. "As reported exclusively in Tuesday's Tribune, the merger will make Arlington owner Dick Duchossois the biggest stockholder in Churchill with an approximate 25 percent share at this time, plus additional stock if and when the litiga-tion-ensnarled Rosemont riverboat casino begins operating.

Arlington's Quad City Downs in- with a 10.15 percent share, was elected to the 12-member board. He is replacing Art Modell, majority owner of the National Football League Baltimore Ravens who'll become the fifth director emeriti. The agreement would be subject to the approval of Churchill Downs' stockholders and Duchossois Industries, Inc. Final approval then would have to come from the Illinois Racing Board, which regulates thoroughbred and harness racing in Illinois. Churchill is traded on the Nasdaq exchange.

It closed Thursday at 22. dream has that led to Greg Vanney's tying goal. All that was missing was the creepy music and Rod Serling appearing in the Fire dressing room. "But in the dream it was a handball," Marsch continued. "I swear to you: I never have dreams like that or anything.

The penalty cost the Fire a victory and spoiled an otherwise solid performance on the road in the second of three games this week. The Fire (9-7-2) moves up the coast to face the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. Even with the tie, the Fire increased its lead in the MLS Central Michelle's Fantasy, another member of Anderson's powerful stable. But neither Popcorn Penny nor Michelle's Revenge was nominated for the Cinderella. So Anderson put himself in the driver's seat when he entered Musical Dreamer in this first nationally important race of the Maywood meeting.

In the Cinderella's first division, the slumping Illinois-bred sensa-' tion, Incredible Tillie, is projected as the 8-5 favorite. When last year's state champion 2-year-old filly faded to fifth in the American-National, it was her third straight loss following victories in the first 13 races of her career. ending fuegos went down immediately. "He's a little guy and he tends to get calls," Marsch said. "He definitely dove, let's start with that.

Then it's a matter of how it looks to the ref from there." The Fire scored the first goal in the 75th minute, as Josh Wolff received nifty passes from Diego Gutierrez and Ante Razov. Wolff has five goals in his last five games. "I feel proud about the way we played, but I feel bad because I cost us three points," Marsch said. "It's just a bad break. He dove, you hear the whistle and you think to yourself, "That U.S.

flavor in Chicago Marathon Midfielder's Late penalty costs Fire road victory By Bob Foltman Tribune Staff Writer LOS ANGELES This is straight out of the "spooky" file. "I had a dream Tuesday night I gave up a penalty," Fire midfielder Jesse Marsch said after Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Rose Bowl. It was Marsch's penalty on Maur-icio Cienfuegos in the 89th minute The United States will have a notable presence of top runners in this year's LaSalle Bank Chi-1 cago Marathon. The Oct. 22 race features seven of the top 10 U.S.

men's Olympic finishers. Peter De La Cer-' da (second at the trials), Mark Coogan (third), Scott Larson '(fourth), Eddie Hellebuyck (fifth), Gary Stolz (seventh), Jeff Campbell (eighth) and Teddy (10th) will join David Morris, the No.l-ranked U.S. male distance runner for 1999. Morris posted the American marathon record of 2 hours 9 minutes 32 seconds with a fourth-place finish in last year's Chicago Marathon. Not since Jerry Lawson was second in Chicago and Alfredo Vigueras won in Los Angeles in 1996 had any U.S.

man finished that high in a major international marathon. The marathon will start and finish in Grant Park. The total purse is $450,000. Any American finishing in the top 10 earns double the placement award. On the women's side, former Olympian Gwyn Coogan heads a field of seven elite runners.

Rahula Strohl Harness headliner: The scene has shifted from Balmoral Park to May-wood Park and trainer Joe Anderson has replaced Dean Magee in Musical Dreamer's sulky And now Musical Dreamer, who won last Saturday's $131,400 American-National 3-year-old filly pace at Balmoral as a 24-to-l long shot, is the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the $40,000 second division of Maywood's Cinderella Stake. In winning the American-National by three-fourths of a length in a career-best time of 1:50, Musical Dreamer upset Popcorn Penny, a filly driven, trained and co-owned by Anderson. Finishing third was nightmarish Division. Tampa Bay lost to Miami on Wednesday, so the Fire has 29 points and Tampa 24. The Fire also remains five points behind Kansas City for first overall.

"Tough call, tough call," Fire coach Bob Bradley said about referee Kevin Terry's decision. "I think Cienfuegos is clever and made it look good and that's that." The play started with Galaxy forward Luis Hernandez chipping a pass into the Fire penalty area for the 5-foot-6-inch Cienfuegos. Trying to get around the Salvadoran midfielder, Marsch put his left hand on Cienfuegos' left shoulder. Cien in association with 3fr Trimetal G0LF ffA SC Fairway Woods fiA SteelHead Series 'V'xkWImt-lfgZZSZi Km THanluai W-i 'OlIsGte with graphite sMflkLl Drhrers Vi1 i Woods (i With graphite shafts rrnn fv-v Vf aSHBDjLA BuyoneGolfsmilh 9IMitV 1 yJ W) kWfiSShlrl or synllwtic AO f. 4 KHIaPQ2J gww and get one 4 I Hideefon from hm brands.

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