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The premier event at Arlington Park was the International Festival of Racing, held in early August, which featured three Grade 1 races on turf: the Arlington Million Stakes, Beverly D. Stakes and Secretariat Stakes. Owner Churchill Downs Inc. announced plans in February 2021 to sell all 326 acres of Arlington Park property for redevelopment. [2]
Richard Louis Duchossois (pronounced DUCH-ah-swah [needs IPA]; October 7, 1921 – January 28, 2022) was an American businessman and racehorse owner.He was the founder and chairman of The Duchossois Group, Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois that had ownership stakes in Arlington Park and Churchill Downs race tracks, and did rail car and defense manufacturing.
Arlington Park's property was sold to the Chicago Bears by Churchill Downs Inc. [12] During the winter months when the Arlington racing was in its off-season, Dooley joined the staff at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, Louisiana as the track announcer in 2004, creating a circuit between Fair Grounds and Arlington for the past 18 ...
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Jockey Jareth Loveberry jumped at the chance to race at Arlington International Racecourse. He moved his family from Michigan to Glen Ellyn to be nearby, and became the winningest jockey on the ...
Arlington Park (29 P) Pages in category "Defunct horse racing venues in Illinois" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Washington Park ...
Articles relative to the now-defunct Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Pages in category "Arlington Park" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The Arlington Million is 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] Churchill Downs, whose parent company owned the land of the defunct Arlington Park racetrack, hosted the Arlington Million in 2022. [3]