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Category: Arlington Million
TwinSpires Blog: Bankroll builders on the Arlington Millon Day undercard
Tomorrow’s Million Day card at Arlington is full of stakes races — but a cashed ticket on the undercard is … More
Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Bruce D. Memorial Stakes Preview
The Bruce D. Memorial Stakes is the only one of Saturday’s five stakes carded for the polytrack, and the only … More
Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Pucker Up Stakes Preview
This race is named after Pucker Up, the 1957 Champion Older Female Horse. Owned by Dan and Ada Rice (who … More
Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Secretariat Stakes Preview
Secretariat’s Triple Crown run in 1973 ensures that he will remain top of mind as a dirt horse. Even the … More
Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Arlington Million Preview
The centerpiece of the summer meet at Arlington is the Arlington Million: the world’s first million-dollar Thoroughbred race when it … More
Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Arlington Million Recap
On a clear, sunny Saturday at Arlington, two Breeders’ Cup bids were on the line. Though the mid-seventies temperature was … More
the Arlington Million: all you need to know!
Chicago’s biggest day of racing is almost here! As always, I’ve taken an in-depth dive, and you can find my … More
A Day at the Races: Arlington Million Magic
The Arlington Million is my anniversary of falling in love with horse racing, and I always spend a lot of … More
Picks and Ponderings: MONDIALISTE Wins the Arlington Million, but the Rest of the Day Belongs to Florent Geroux
Yesterday was the biggest day on the local racing calendar: Arlington Million Day. The card featured six stakes races, including … More
Arlington Million Day analysis!
Tomorrow is Arlington Million Day! I have been on site at Arlington all week watching the horses in the morning, … More
Arlington Million talk on the BARN!
On today’s episode of Jason Beem’s most excellent radio show, BARN, Paul Mazur and I join him to talk Arlington … More
Arlington Million Week: Wednesday
Wednesday is when Million week begins to get serious. I have been at morning workouts all week, but today was … More
Picks and Ponderings: Dispatches from Million Week – Tuesday
Arlington Million week continues today, and I was back out at the track for morning works. Today was another relatively … More
Picks and Ponderings: Dispatches from Million Week – Monday
The week of the Arlington Million is upon us. Just as I did in 2014 and 2015, I’m heading out … More
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