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Posted on Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Kamel Chehboub’s French-bred Spirit One stole Chicago’s biggest horse racing show with an unexpected wire-to-wire win in the Arlington Million Saturday at Arlington Park.
With his Arlington Million win, Spirit One and his connections are able to take advantage of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup World Championships‘ “Win and You’re In” format, becoming one of the Breeders’ Cup horses receiving an automatic starting berth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Spirit One returned $29.40, $10.20 and $6, Archipenko paid $3.40 and $2.60, and Mount Nelson paid $4 for the show.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race News: Sudan Scratched Off Arlington Million
Posted on Friday, August 8th, 2008
Gary Tanaka’s Sudan, projected as the probable pace setter in Saturday’s Arlington Million (G1), was withdrawn early Friday morning from the 25th renewal of the showcase race of the Chicago Thoroughbred horse racing season.
“He was fine when he galloped (at Arlington Park) yesterday,” Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel told Tanaka advisor Francois Dupuis by cell phone Friday morning as the horsewoman stood on the Arlington Park apron during training hours. “But when we scanned him this morning we discovered that the horse had bowed a tendon.”
Sudan, an Irish-bred of Peintre Celebre, finished fourth in Belmont Park’s Man o’ War Stakes (G1) in his last start July 12, and captured the Golden Gate Fields Turf (G3) before that May 31.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge: Arlington Million on August 9 at Arlington Park
Posted on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Globetrotting Archipenko, with graded stakes victories on 3 continents this year, will try to add North America to that list when he faces 7 rivals in Saturday’s 25th renewal of the Arlington Million (G1) at Arlington Park.
The Arlington Million is part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” series where the winner will automatically become one of the Breeders’ Cup horses for the October 25 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park.
Horses racing in Arlington Park’s Arlington Million at 1 1/4 miles on turf with jockeys weight and morning line odds in post position order:
- Archipenko under jockey Kevin Shea carries 126 lbs. with morning line odds of 2-1
- Stream Cat under jockey Julien Leparoux, 126 lbs., 8-1
- Spirit One under jockey Ioritz Mendizabal, 126 lbs., 10-1
- Sudan under jockey John Velazquez, 126 lbs., 8-1
- Cloudy’s Knight under jockey Ramsey Zimmerman, 126 lbs., 20-1
- Einstein under jockey Robby Albarado, 126 lbs., 7-2
- Mount Nelson under jockey Johnny Murtagh, 126 lbs., 5-2
- Silverfoot under jockey Rene Douglas, 126 lbs., 20-1
The Arlington Million is race 10 of 12 horse races in Arlington Park’s August 9 card. Arlington Million post time is 4:44 pm Central.
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Arlington Million on August 9 at Arlington Park
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.
Heading the list of European-based Arlington Million invaders is Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum and Dr. A. H. Parker’s Archipenko.
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Breeders’ Cup Turf Winner Red Rocks Spoils Turf Debut of Curlin In The Man O’War Stakes at Belmont Park
Posted on Saturday, July 12th, 2008
2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and Horse of the Year Curlin finished 2nd in his turf racing debut on the $500,000 Man O’War Stakes at Belmont Park, making a late charge but losing to 2006 Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Red Rocks.
Trained by Brian Meehan for owner J. Paul Reddam, Red Rocks, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, raced 1 3/8 miles on turf in 2:12.60 and paid $14.40, $4 and $2.90. Curlin, under jocky Robby Albarado, returned $2.50 and $2.10. 2004 Breeders’ Cup Turf and the 2005 Man O’War Stakes winner Better Talk Now with jockey Ramon Dominguez came in third and paid $2.70 to show.
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Curlin Draws Post Position 7 In Turf Debut at Man O’War Stakes
Posted on Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Curlin, the reigning Horse of the Year and 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, will make his turf debut in Saturday’s 49th running of the $500,000 Man o’War Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.
Horses racing in the 11-furlong Man O’War Stakes with jockeys and weight line up as follows:
- Better Talk Now under jockey Ramon Dominguez carries 120 lbs.
- Grand Couturier under jockey Calvin Borel, 120 lbs.
- Mission Approved under jockey David Cohen, 116 lbs.
- True Cause under jockey Rajiv Maragh, 116 lbs.
- Sudan under jockey John Velazquez, 120 lbs.
- Red Rocks under jockey Javier Castellano, 116 lbs.
- Curlin under jockey Robby Albarado, 116 lbs.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge: Presious Passion Wins United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park
Posted on Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Patricia Generazio’s Presious Passion scored a front-running upset victory in the $750,000 United Nations Stakes (G1). The United Nations Stakes is one of the 2 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” events at Monmouth Park on Saturday, July 5. The United Nations Stakes winner Presious Passion is guaranteed a spot in the $3-million Breeders’ Cup Turf to be held on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Presious Passion raced 1 3/8 miles over a turf course termed yielding in 2:13 4/5, just one second off the course record paying $29.60, $8.80 and $5.40. Strike a Deal returned $4 to place and $3 to show, and Equitable paid $4.20 to show.
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