Arlington Million

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Mister D. Stakes
Grade 1 race
LocationArlington International Racecourse
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Inaugurated1981; 40 years ago (1981)
Race typeThoroughbred
WebsiteArlington International Racecourse
Race information
Distance1+1⁄4 miles
Record1:58.69, Awad (1995)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-year-olds & Up, Thoroughbreds
WeightWeight for age
Purse$600,000

The Mister D. Stakes (formerly 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+1⁄4 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 , the father 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, , 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] In 2021, the race was called the "Mister D. Stakes" after Richard L. Duchossois with a purse of $600,000.

Records[]

Time record:

  • 1:58.69 - (1995)

Most wins:

Longest odds:

  • 40.60 - Mill Native (1988)

Shortest odds:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Largest Margin of Victory:

  • Estrapade (1986), Five Lengths

Shortest Margin of Victory:

Winners of the Arlington Million/Mister D. Stakes[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time Ref
2021 Two Emmys 5 James Graham Hugh Robertson Wolfe Racing and Hugh Robertson 2:03.34 [6]
Became the Mister D. Stakes
2020 Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
2019 Bricks and Mortar 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad Brown Klaravich Stables, Inc. and Lawrence, William H. 1:59.44 [8]
2018 (CHI) 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad Brown Convento Viejo LLC 2:02.29 [9]
2017 4 Joel Rosario Chad Brown Covello / Sheep Pond / Head Of Plains 2:02.39 [10]
2016 6 Daniel Tudhope Geoff and Sandra Turnbull 2:01.87 [11]
2015 The Pizza Man 6 Florent Geroux Midwest Thoroughbreds 2:02.20 [12]
2014 4 Andrew Bentley Stables 2:01.51 [13]
2013 *** 4 Alan Garcia Chad Brown Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K. 2:00.99 [14]
2012 Little Mike 5 Ramon Dominguez Dale Romans Priscilla Vaccarezza 2:02.44 [15]
2011 Cape Blanco 4 Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor / Mrs F Hay 2:05.39 [16]
2010 Debussy 4 William Buick John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan 2:03.01 [17]
2009 Gio Ponti 4 Ramon Dominguez Christophe Clement Castleton Lyons 2:04.19 [18]
2008 4 Ioritz Mendizabal Kamel Chehboub 2:02.17 [19]
2007 Jambalaya 5 Robby Albarado 2:04.76 [20]
2006 The Tin Man 8 Victor Espinoza Richard Mandella Ralph and Aury Todd 2:01.35 [21]
2005 Powerscourt 5 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier 2:03.38 [22]
2004 ** 4 Kent Desormeaux Michael R. Matz Brushwood Stable 2:00.08 [23]
2003 Sulamani * 4 David R. Flores Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:02.29 [24]
2002 Beat Hollow 5 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 2:02.94 [25]
2001 5 Andreas Suborics Stiftung Gestüt Fährhof 2:02.64 [26]
2000 Chester House 5 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 2:01.37 [27]
No race 1998 - 1999
1997 4 Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Michael Tabor 2:02.54 [28]
1996 4 Robbie Davis James Lewis Jr. 2:00.49 [29]
1995 5 Eddie Maple Ryehill Farm 1:58.69 [30]
1994 Paradise Creek 5 Pat Day William I. Mott Masayuki Nishiyama 1:59.78 [31]
1993 Star of Cozzene 5 José A. Santos Mark Hennig Team Valor Stable 2:07.50 [32]
1992 5 Cash Asmussen John Hammond 1:59.84 [33]
1991 4 Laffit Pincay, Jr. Ron McAnally Anderson, Winchell & Carradini 1:59.55 [34]
1990 Golden Pheasant 4 Gary Stevens Charlie Whittingham Summa Stable & Wayne Gretzky 1:59.60
1989 Steinlen 6 José A. Santos D. Wayne Lukas Wildenstein Stable 2:03.60
1988 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 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 & 1:58.80
1981 John Henry 6 Willie Shoemaker Ron McAnally Dotsam Stable 2:07.60
* 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.
*** finished first in 2013 but was demoted to second place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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
  6. ^ "2021 Mr. D. Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ Arlington Set to Start Shortened Season
  8. ^ "2019 Arlington Million XXXVII Stakes Grade 1 - (race 11)". Equibase. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ^ "2018 Arlington Million XXXVI Stakes Grade 1 - (race 11)". Equibase. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "2017 Arlington Million XXXV Stakes Grade 1 - (race 11)". Equibase. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  11. ^ "2016 Arlington Million XXXIV Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ^ "2015 Arlington Million XXXIII Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. ^ "2014 Arlington Million XXXII Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  14. ^ "2013 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. ^ "2012 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 11)". Equibase. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. ^ "2011 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  17. ^ "2010 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  18. ^ "2009 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  19. ^ "2008 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  20. ^ "2007 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  21. ^ "2006 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  22. ^ "2005 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  23. ^ "2004 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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  26. ^ "2001 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 18 August 2001. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  27. ^ "2000 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  28. ^ "1997 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 24 August 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  29. ^ "1996 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 25 August 1996. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  30. ^ "1995 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 27 August 1995. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  31. ^ "1994 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 28 August 1994. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  32. ^ "1993 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 29 August 1993. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  33. ^ "1992 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 6 September 1992. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  34. ^ "1991 Arlington Million Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 1 September 1991. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

Notes[]

  • In 2015, The Pizza Man became the lone horse bred in Illinois to win the Million.
  • 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.

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