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Quadriplegic wants neighbors to swap parking spaces for his wheelchair-accessible van, but they won’t     HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — A quadriplegic in Highland Park has a request for his neighbors. He wants them to swap parking spots so that he has enough space for his wheelchair-accessible van in the garage. But the neighbors are not interested, and CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas learned disability rights laws only go so far in situations like these. For Chris Block, getting into the van is a small victory unto itself. “I don’t have any movement from the armpits down,” Block s...

The Derby Dispatch: Road to Kentucky Derby Championship Season Begins With Grade II, $400,000 Risen Star Feb 11, 2021 Kevin Kerstein Note: Please open the attached pdf document or paste the following in your browser for additional information: https://bit.ly/3qaUWKc The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with a field of 13 horses that were entered in the $400,000 Risen Star presented by Lamarque Ford (Grade II) at Fair Grounds.    Over the next nine weekends, 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will continue their quest for points in select ra...

Hernandez Jr. Takes Two Stakes, Earning Him Jockey Of The Week Title Sponsored by: Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. After two stakes victories at Fair Grounds on “The Road to the Derby Kickoff Day,” Brian Hernandez Jr. was voted Jockey of the Week for January 11 through January 17. The award, which is voted on by a panel of racing experts, is for jockeys who are members of the Jockeys' Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 active riders in the United States as well as retired and permanently disabled jockeys. Trainer Chris Block gave Hernandez, Jr. a leg up on Charlie...

Fair Grounds: Midnight Bourbon, Mandaloun Expected To Point For Risen Star Sponsored by: Lecomte Stakes winner Midnight Bourbon Steve Asmussen's assistant trainer Scott Blasi reports that Saturday's Lecomte Stakes (G3) winner Midnight Bourbon came out of the race in fine order. Asmussen indicated following the win that the Winchell Thoroughbreds' 3-year-old son of Tiznow would be pointed to the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at 1 1/8 miles on February 13 at Fair Grounds In New Orleans, La. Midnight Bourbon earned 10 Kentucky Derby points for his Lecomte win and is currently third in the s...

Charlie’s Penny shines in Silverbulletday upset Jan 17, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com As odds-on favorite Sun Path sputtered in the stretch of Saturday’s $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes, Charlie’s Penny kicked on best of all to post a 9-1 upset at Fair Grounds. The Minnesota-bred passed her first two-turn test and earned 10 points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1). Trained by Chris Block for owner/breeder Lothenbach Stables, Charlie’s Penny had been beaten in her prior stakes attempts. The gray was fourth to Silverbulletday rival Souper Sensational in the Oct. 8 Glorious Song on ...