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ARLINGTON BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE WINNERS ÉCLAIR DE LUNE, DEBUSSY AND CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS,
Leading the way among 2010
Joining Éclair de Lune in the Filly and Mare Turf are Beverly D. runner-up Hot Cha Cha who previously won the Grade III Pucker Up Stakes here in 2009; the 2008 Filly and Mare Turf champion Forever Together, who made her turf debut that year by taking the Reluctant Guest Stakes here; and Keertana, who broke her maiden at Arlington Park in Sept. 2008.
Also taking advantage of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” format is Grade I Arlington Million hero Debussy who has been pre-entered in the $3 million Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Turf.
Among the other horses pre-entered for the Turf are 2008 Secretariat Stakes (Grade I) winner
The third Arlington Park Breeders’ Cup Challenge winner to take advantage of the “Win and You’re In” provision is
Two other horses with Arlington running lines have been pre-entered for the Turf Sprint – Stadivinsky, who won a $35,000 claiming race here in May before being claimed in his next start at Churchill Downs; and Due Date, who finished off the board in an allowance race here in 2008.
Informed Decision, winner of the $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint last year, will attempt to defend her title in that race. The Jonathan Sheppard-trained mare has won back to back editions of the Grade III Chicago Handicap over the Arlington Polytrack.
Rinterval, who finished second to Informed Decision in the
Arlington-Washington Futurity (Grade III) victor Major Gain is one of three horses with
Gio Ponti, the 2009 Million winner who was second to Debussy in this year’s renewal, has been pre-entered in both the Classic and the $2 million TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile.
The locally based Mad Flatter, third in the Grade III Washington Park Handicap after winning an allowance race at a one-turn flat mile, is the lone
Jordy Y, runner-up in the Grade III Arlington-Washington Lassie after two wins here, has been pre-entered in both the $2 million Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies and the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Giant Oak, winner of the 2009 Arlington Classic and more recently runner-up in this year’s Grade III Washington Park Handicap, has been pre-entered in the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon as has Gabriel’s Hill, who shows an off-the-board finish in a 2007 allowance race here.
This year’s two-day Breeders’ Cup format has all of the races restricted to fillies and mares plus the
The 14-race Breeders
On Friday, first post at Churchill Downs is 1 p.m. Central time with the first of six Breeders’ Cup races slated to go to the post at 3:10 p.m. The last of Friday’s Breeders’ Cup races, the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic will be run under the lights at 6:45 p.m. Illinois Thoroughbred racing at
In addition, Mr. D.’s Sports Bar located on the east end of the apron level of the grandstand will be open both Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the popular sports bar will be open from noon until 7 p.m. while on Saturday it will be open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Illinois Trackside locations will open early both days and each location will offer food and beverage specials throughout the day. For more information regarding Breeders’ Cup events at Trackside locations, visit www.tracksideotb.com
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