You are bidding on an awesome collection of old horse racing memorabilia from Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The majority of this package are items from the "old" Arlington Park before the facility burnt to the ground in a devastating fire in 1985. There are over twenty items offerred in this unique collection. They include: 4 Arlington Park calendars - years 1980 (1), 1981 (2) featuring a great picture of Spectacular Bid and 1982 (1) with a nice shot of John Henry. 3 magazines featuring Arlington: Turf & Sport Digest Dec. 1982 with a cover photo of the Arlington Million inaugural field of horses rounding the turn on the turf with the facility in the background, Chicago Sport Scene Aug/Sept 1981, Backstretch Magazine Oct/Nov/Dec 1981 with a photo of the inaugural Arlington Million and a story about the exciting race where John Henry nosed out The Bart in the final stride and a 1984 Arlington Park Media Guide. Other items in this package include a photo of the Black Stallion, The Tale of the Thoroughbred, a condition book from the 1981 racing season and brochures detailing the 1981 and 1982 seasons. There is also a one-of-a-kind brochure entitled Hope for the Future when the track's future was still in limbo and a diagram of 1986 Festival of Racing that was held after the facility had burnt down. Finally are 5 media credential lanyards that are given to publicity members that were covering the race. They are dated 2001, 2002 (2), 2008 & 2009. Please e-mail me with any questions and good luck with your bidding.
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