Arlington Million 2012

Little Mike and I'm A Dreamer Top List of 13 Arlington-Raced Horses Pre-Entered for Breeders' Cup

by David Zenner Led by Breeders' Cup Challenge winners Little Mike and I'm a Dreamer, a total of 13 horses who have raced at Arlington Park were among the 180 horses pre-entered for this year's event to be run at

Little Mike Stands Up for America in Arlington Million XXX

by Graham Ross LITTLE MIKE STANDS UP FOR AMERICA IN ARLINGTON MILLION XXXARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 18, 2012)—After breaking in full stride to take immediate control of the 30th anniversary edition of the Arlington Million, Priscilla Vaccarezza’s Kentucky-based Little Mike made the pace throughout and withstood a late surge by Darley Stud Management’s European-based Afsare to save the day for the America’s equine team in the last of the four races that now make up Arlington’s International Festival of Racing.

I’m A Dreamer Is The Only One In Beverly D. Score

by Ed DeRosa ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (Aug. 18, 2012) – After butting heads with some of Europe’s top older females, I’m A Dreamer found the reality of American racing much more to her liking on Saturday at Arlington Park, winning the Grade I $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes by a head over Marketing Mix.

French Invader Bayrir Takes Secretariat

by Ed DeRosa ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (Aug. 18, 2012) -- Bayrir found American soil and 1 ¼ miles to his liking, as the His Highness the Aga Khan’s French-bred Medicean colt shipped over and swept by a good group of 3-year-old turf males to win the Grade I $500,000 Secretariat Stakes on Saturday at Arlington Park.

Favored Jakkalberry Lives Up To Billing In Inaugural American St. Leger Stakes

by David Zenner ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (Aug. 18, 2012) – Irish-bred Australian-owned Jakkalberry lived up to his advance billing as the horse to beat in the inaugural edition of the $400,000 American St. Leger when the son of Storming Home overtook the pace-setting Illinois-bred Ioya Bigtime to win the mile and eleven-sixteenths race by 2 ¼ lengths in 2:49.01, which establishes the course record for the distance.