Arlington Park Race Track
Located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Arlington Park is part of the Churchill Downs group of race tracks. The dirt surface is Polytrack while the turf surface has garnered a reputation as being one of the best in the nation. Arlington Park hosted the 2002 Breeders Cup and runs one of the most important days of racing for turf horses in the United States, Arlington Million Day, on a yearly basis. Horsemen and horseplayers alike regard Arlington Park as Illinois’ top race track, making Arlington Park a top meet for the very best stables.
Arlington Park Track Layout
Horse racing doesn’t get any better than at Arlington Park. The Illinois track has become one of the United States premier racing venues because of its fair artificial surface, excellent turf racing, and large fields. That’s music to the ears of online sports bettors who can wager into gigantic pools almost every day of the meet.
Major Races and Events
Without a doubt, Arlington Park’s biggest races occur on Arlington Million Day, which happens around two months before the Breeders’ Cup. Horseplayers travel a full 40 minutes outside of Chicago to wager on races run on Arlington Million Day, but you won't have to. As an online sports bettor, you get to wager on these terrific races from the comfort of your own home!
Arlington Million
One of the key preps for the Breeders’ Cup Turf, the Arlington Million is also Arlington Park’s signature horse race. Some of the best turf horses in the world routinely make the trip to Arlington Heights to participate in the world famous event. Run at 1 ¼ miles, the Arlington Million has become one of the most watched horse racing events of the year and has been won by some of the best turf horses in history including John Henry, Awad, and Manila.
Beverly D. Stakes
A $750,000 race, the Beverly D. attracts world renowned filly and mare turf horses the way that the Arlington Million attracts world renowned male turf horses. Often times, connections with dreams of Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf stardom use the Beverly D. to prep, which is why the payouts have been huge in recent years. Online sports bettors definitely want to take advantage of long shot prices in the Beverly D.
Secretariat Stakes
After the Triple Crown is over, where do trainers send their three-year-olds if they’ve got grass breeding? They send them to the Secretariat Stakes, a $400,000 purse turf race on the Arlington Million undercard. The Secretariat Stakes has become the United States’ turf answer to the Kentucky Derby. Huge fields and huge purses mean likely huge payouts for online sports bettors!