Barring 'extreme long shot,' Arlington Park racing is ending
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2008, file photo, Spirit One, right, from France, ridden by Ioritz Mendizabal, leads the Arlington Million at the Arlington Park race track in Arlington, Ill. Spirit One upset the morning-line favorite Archipenko. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2008, file photo, Spirit One, right, from France, ridden by Ioritz Mendizabal, leads the Arlington Million at the Arlington Park race track in Arlington, Ill. Spirit One upset the morning-line favorite Archipenko. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2010, file photo, jockey Inez Karlsson, left, is led to the track on Exchanging Kisses before the fourth race prior to the 28th running of the Arlington Million horse race at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/John Smierciak, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2010, file photo, jockey Inez Karlsson, left, is led to the track on Exchanging Kisses before the fourth race prior to the 28th running of the Arlington Million horse race at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/John Smierciak, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, horses in the Bruce D. Memorial Stakes pass the grandstand at Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, Ill. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. ( John Starks/Daily Herald via AP, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, horses in the Bruce D. Memorial Stakes pass the grandstand at Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, Ill. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. ( John Starks/Daily Herald via AP, File)

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FILE - In this June 29, 1973, file photo, Triple Crown winner Secretariat has four hooves in the air as he gallops during a workout with exercise jockey George Davis in saddle at Arlington Park race track in Arlington Heights, Ill. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this June 29, 1973, file photo, Triple Crown winner Secretariat has four hooves in the air as he gallops during a workout with exercise jockey George Davis in saddle at Arlington Park race track in Arlington Heights, Ill. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/File)

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A message reading, “Thanks Arlington for a Million Memories” plays on the infield video screen at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill., between races on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/Steve Whyno)

A message reading, “Thanks Arlington for a Million Memories” plays on the infield video screen at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill., between races on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/Steve Whyno)

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FILE - In this July 16, 2010, file photo, orses and jockeys make their way from the paddock to the race track at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

FILE - In this July 16, 2010, file photo, orses and jockeys make their way from the paddock to the race track at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill. The racetrack is expected to close after the completion of racing on Sept. 25, with ownership taking bids for the future of the land. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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