Founder has memories, hope for next chapter Burt Constable Daily Herald FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 Horses work out on the track at Arlington Park after the fire destroyed destroyed the facility in July 1985. Dick Duchossois. the man synonymous with Arlington Park poured millions into the track he bought in 1983, and millions more into a glorious rebuild after a devastating fire in 1985, before merging his creation with Churchill Downs in 2000. But he has no regrets that the 326 acres, including the 94-year-old track, are for sale and destined to be developed into something else. (Daily Herald via AP) Show MoreShow Less 2of9 Arlington Park is destroyed by fire on July 31, 1985, in Arlington Heights, Ill. Dick Duchossois, the man synonymous with Arlington Park poured millions into the track he bought in 1983, and millions more into a glorious rebuild after a devastating fire in 1985, before merging his creation with Churchill Downs in 2000. But he has no regrets that the 326 acres, including the 94-year-old track, are for sale and destined to be developed into something else. (Daily Herald via AP) Show MoreShow Less