Arlington Million




American Thoroughbred horse race
















































Arlington Million
Grade 1 race
Arlington Million artwork at Arlington International Racecourse, Chicago, Illinois.png
Location
Arlington International Racecourse
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Inaugurated 1981
Race type Thoroughbred
Website Arlington International web site
Race information
Distance 1 14 miles
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification 3-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds
Weight Weight for age
Purse $1,000,000

The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward. It is raced annually in August over a distance of ​1 14 miles (approximately 2,000 metres) on the turf at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois.[1]


The Arlington Million was the first thoroughbred race to offer a purse of US$1,000,000. It is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, and the winner automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Turf.[2]


The Arlington Million was introduced in 1981 by Joe Joyce, the dad of TVG's Mike Joyce and the president of Arlington Park at the time. The winner receives 60% of the million dollar purse and the Arlington Million Trophy. The race was graded after only its second running and was awarded a grade one status in 1983 based on the talent of the runners that raced in its first two years.[1]


The horse John Henry won the race twice.[3][4] On August 30, 1981, Willie Shoemaker became the first jockey to win a $1 million thoroughbred horse race when John Henry took the inaugural Arlington Million by a nose over The Bart. The track famously ran the Arlington Million in 1985 under the shadow of a burnt-out grandstand, after a fire had occurred there 25 days earlier. In 2007, Jambalaya became the first Canadian bred horse to win the Arlington Million, with his trainer, Catherine Day Phillips, being the first female trainer to ever win the race.[5]


The race had been run under several different names in the past: In 1981, it was called the Arlington Million Invitational Stakes; from 1982 through 1984 it was known as the Budweiser Million Stakes; from 1985 through 1987, it was the Budweiser-Arlington Million. In 1988, the race was held at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario to accommodate for the completion of repairs from a 1985 fire, and there was no race held in 1998 or 1999 during a two-year shutdown of Arlington Park.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Records


  • 2 Winners of the Arlington Million since 1981


  • 3 References


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 External links





Records


Time record:


  • 1:58.69 - Awad (1995)

Most wins:


  • 2 - John Henry (1981, 1984)

Most wins by an owner:


  • 2 - Dotsam Stable (1981, 1984), Juddmonte Farms (2000, 2002)

Most wins by a jockey:



  • 2 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1982, 1991)

  • 2 - Cash Asmussen (1988, 1992)

  • 2 - Jose Santos (1990, 1993)

  • 2 - Gary Stevens (1990, 1997)

  • 2 - Jerry D. Bailey (2000, 2002)

  • 2 - Ramon A. Dominguez (2009, 2012)


Most wins by a trainer:



  • 3 - Charlie Whittingham (1982, 1986, 1990)

  • 3 - Ron McAnally (1981, 1984, 1991)

  • 3 - Chad Brown (2013, 2017, 2018)


Largest Margin of Victory:


  • Estrapade (1986), Five Lengths


Winners of the Arlington Million since 1981


































































































































































































































































































































































Year

Winner

Age

Jockey

Trainer

Owner

Time
2018

Robert Bruce (CHI)
4

Irad Ortiz Jr.

Chad Brown
Convento Viejo LLC
2:02.29
2017

Beach Patrol
4

Joel Rosario

Chad Brown
Covello / Sheep Pond / Head Of Plains
2:02.39
2016

Mondialiste
6

Daniel Tudhope

David O'Meara
Geoff and Sandra Turnbull
2:01.87
2015

The Pizza Man
6

Florent Geroux

Roger A. Brueggemann
Midwest Thoroughbreds
2:02.20
2014

Hardest Core
4

Eriluis Vaz

Edward Graham
Andrew Bentley Stables
2:01.51
2013

Real Solution***
4

Alan Garcia

Chad Brown

Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K.
2:00.99
2012

Little Mike
5

Ramon Dominguez

Dale Romans
Priscilla Vaccarezza
2:02.44
2011

Cape Blanco
4

Jamie Spencer

Aidan O'Brien
Smith / Magnier / Tabor / Mrs F Hay
2:05.39
2010

Debussy
4

William Buick

John Gosden

Princess Haya of Jordan
2:03.01
2009

Gio Ponti
4

Ramon Dominguez

Christophe Clement

Castleton Lyons
2:04.19
2008

Spirit One
4

Ioritz Mendizabal

Philip Demercastel
Kamel Chehboub
2:02.17
2007

Jambalaya
5

Robby Albarado

Catherine Day Phillips

Todd & Catherine Day Phillips
2:04.76
2006

The Tin Man
8

Victor Espinoza

Richard Mandella
Ralph and Aury Todd
2:01.35
2005

Powerscourt
5

Kieren Fallon

Aidan O'Brien

Sue Magnier
2:03.38
2004

Kicken Kris **
4

Kent Desormeaux

Michael R. Matz
Brushwood Stable
2:00.08
2003

Sulamani *
4

David R. Flores

Saeed bin Suroor

Godolphin
2:02.29
2002

Beat Hollow
5

Jerry Bailey

Robert J. Frankel

Juddmonte Farms
2:02.94
2001

Silvano
5

Andreas Suborics

Andreas Wöhler
Stiftung Gestüt Fährhof
2:02.64
2000

Chester House
5

Jerry Bailey

Robert J. Frankel

Juddmonte Farms
2:01.37
1999
No Race
-
No Race
No Race
No Race

0:00.00
1998
No Race
-
No Race
No Race
No Race

0:00.00
1997

Marlin
4

Gary Stevens

D. Wayne Lukas

Michael Tabor
2:02.54
1996

Mecke
4

Robbie Davis

Emanuel Tortora
James Lewis Jr.
2:00.49
1995

Awad
5

Eddie Maple

David G. Donk
Ryehill Farm
1:58.69
1994

Paradise Creek
5

Pat Day

William I. Mott
Masayuki Nishiyama
1:59.78
1993

Star of Cozzene
5

José Santos

Mark Hennig

Team Valor Stable
2:07.50
1992

Dear Doctor
5

Cash Asmussen

John Hammond

Henri Chalhoub
1:59.84
1991

Tight Spot
4

Laffit Pincay, Jr.

Ron McAnally
Anderson, Winchell & Carradini
1:59.55
1990

Golden Pheasant
4

Gary Stevens

Charlie Whittingham

Summa Stable & Wayne Gretzky
1:59.60
1989

Steinlen
6

José Santos

D. Wayne Lukas

Wildenstein Stable
2:03.60
1988

Mill Native
4

Cash Asmussen

André Fabre
C. N. Ray
2:00.00
1987

Manila
4

Angel Cordero Jr.

LeRoy Jolley
Bradley M. Shannon
2:02.40
1986

Estrapade
6

Fernando Toro

Charlie Whittingham

Allen E. Paulson
2:00.80
1985

Teleprompter
5

Tony Ives

Bill Watts

18th Earl of Derby
2:03.40
1984

John Henry
9

Chris McCarron

Ron McAnally
Dotsam Stable
2:01.40
1983

Tolomeo
3

Pat Eddery

Luca Cumani
Carlo d'Alessio
2:04.40
1982

Perrault
5

Laffit Pincay, Jr.

Charlie Whittingham

Serge Fradkoff & Baron Thierry van Zuylen
1:58.80
1981

John Henry
6

Willie Shoemaker

Ron McAnally
Dotsam Stable
2:07.60

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* Storming Home finished first in 2003 but was demoted to fourth place following a Stewards' Inquiry.
** Powerscourt finished first in 2004 but was demoted to fourth place following a Stewards' Inquiry.
*** The Apache finished first in 2013 but was demoted to second place following a Stewards' Inquiry.


References





  1. ^ abc Arlington Million history at Arlington Park


  2. ^ Breeders' Cup Challenge Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - August 31, 1981


  4. ^ Milwaukee Sentinel - August 27, 1984


  5. ^ USA Today - Aug 12, 2007




Notes



  • No races were held at Arlington International Racecourse in 1998 or 1999, as the Illinois horse racing authorities did not authorise dates for the track.

  • Starting in 1991, timing was arranged to hundredths.

  • In 2004, Pat Gibson won a million pounds on the UK version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? by correctly answering the Million was not a Triple Crown race in the United States (which were the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes).

  • Starting in 2007, the winner of this race will qualify for the Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships in the Turf Division.



External links


  • Ten Things you should know about the Arlington Million at Hello Race Fans!



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