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Posted on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Ten of the world’s best turf race horses – including 3 star-quality European invaders – were pre-entered for the upcoming Arlington Million (G1) at 1 1/4 miles on turf at Arlington Park August 9.
The Arlington Million is the centerpiece event of the Chicago Thoroughbred horse racing season. It will be run along with the Beverly D. (G1) on turf for fillies and mares and the Secretariat Stakes (G1) for 3-year-olds of international caliber on grass to make up Arlington Park’s one-day International Festival of Racing on the second Saturday in August.
Heading the list of European-based Arlington Million invaders is Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum and Dr. A. H. Parker’s Archipenko, winner of Hong Kong’s Group I Audemars Picquet Queen Elizabeth II Cup last April 27. Archipenko came back from a brief layoff since that start in the Orient to take down winning honors in Great Britain’s Group II Summer Mile Stakes at Ascot July 12 in a tune-up for this 25th renewal of the Arlington Million. South African jockey Kevin Shea, Archipenko’s regular rider, has been named in the irons.
Archipenko arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Friday night, and was vanned through the Arlington Park stable gate at 11 pm. The 4-year-old son of Kingmambo is expected to clear quarantine on Sunday morning in time to go to the track.
Equally impressive among the European invaders is Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor’s Mount Nelson, who won Great Britain’s Group I Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown in his last start July 5. The British-bred captured France’s Group I Criterium International at Saint-Cloud two years ago. Johnny Murtagh, aboard for the Coral-Eclipse tally, is slated for the saddle once again.
Kamel Chehboub’s Spirit One, an improving French-bred, French-campaigned runner who raced extremely well against Duke of Marmalade, Europe’s top 10-furlong runner, is an improving colt who will be ridden by jockey Ioritz Mendizabal in the Arlington Million.
Midnight Cry Stable’s Einstein, winner of the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day May 3, heads the list of American-based Arlington Million entries, with Arlington’s 1996 champion jockey Robby Albarado up.
Fab Oak Stable, Robert Hurley and John Goldthorpe’s Stream Cat, winner of the Arlington Handicap (G3) July 12, and Chrysalis Stables’ Silverfoot, who took down the Stars and Stripes (G3) at Arlington Park July 4, are also strong Arlington Million entries based in the Midwest.
Stream Cat has jockey Julien Leparoux – the nation’s Eclipse Award-winning apprentice jockey two years ago – named aboard for the Arlington Million, while Silverfoot gets the riding services of Arlington Park’s defending champion jockey Rene Douglas.
T N T Stud’s Out of Control, second by a nose in Belmont Park‘s Manhattan Handicap (G1) on Belmont Stakes Day June 7, and Gary Tanaka’s Sudan, fourth in Belmont Park’s Man O’ War (G1) July 12, have jockey John Velazquez and jockey Garrett Gomez respectively named to ride.
Jockey John Velazquez was the Eclipse Award-winning jockey 3 years ago and jockey Garrett Gomez captured the Award last year. Both Out of Control and Sudan are conditioned by Hall of Fame race horse trainer Bobby Frankel, who will be trying to saddle his third Arlington Million winner on Saturday.
Also pre-entered for the Arlington Million is Flying Zee Stable’s Cosmonaut, who was pre-entered without a rider named but is also entered in Sunday’s Fourstardave Handicap (G2) at Saratoga.
Horse racing news edited from www.arlingtonpark.com.
Tags: Archipenko, Cosmonaut, Einstein, Mount Nelson, Out of Control, Silverfoot, Spirit One, Stream Cat, Sudan
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