Mondialiste, second in last year's Breeders' Cup Mile to the mighty Tepin, has struggled since then, but may be nearing his old form as he was most recently second in a Group 2 at York.
Closing out the weekend is Emerald Downs' Longacres Mile, in which Stryker Phd will try for a third in a row.
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Can anyone beat the 8-5 morning-line favorite in the 1 ¼-mile showcase? A dozen other sophomores will line up against him in this spot, including talents like Hunting Horn and Untamed Domain. A quartet of Grade 1 races feature on this weekend’s stakes schedule, three of which are run in conjunction with Arlington Park’s International Festival of Racing on Saturday. Breeders' Cup 2020: Which races have the biggest payouts? As part of its Saratoga Live program, Fox Sports 2 will broadcast the Secretariat Stakes and Arlington Million. Featured Tracks – The G1 Arlington Million will be held over 1 1/4 miles on the turf with a field of 13 entrants. Now he looks to keep the big payouts coming at the 2019 Arlington Million on Saturday. 2:54. The G1 Arlington Million will be held over 1 1/4 miles on the turf with a field of 13 entrants. Todd Pletcher's Sonic Mule was strong first out at Monmouth, and should take up the second favorite position here. Another entrant from that race is Surgical Strike, who finished fifth, fighting on but falling back after having gained third at the top of the lane. Perhaps the strongest mark benefiting the horse is that he has gained the services of Flavien Prat, currently the leading rider at Del Mar, in Saturday's race. Deauville won the Belmont Derby over the same distance last out, and will look to double up for trainer Aidan O'Brien before returning overseas. Favored Bricks and Mortar is projected to run near the middle of the pack early in company with Magic Wand and Robert Bruce. Copyright Blenheim Publishing LLC. He scraps, he fights, he don’t give up.”, Robert Bruce seeks back-to-back Arlington Million titles, “The Chilean-bred Robert Bruce on Saturday can become the first horse ever to win back-to-back Millions and would become the second horse in history to win the race twice, following in the footsteps of the legendary John Henry.”, Bricks and Mortar, Sistercharlie take the show on the road, “The competition, which will also include European invaders in both races, will be solid, but anything other than another victory for both Bricks and Mortar and Sistercharlie on Saturday would come as a surprise.”, Division Rankings: Bricks and Mortar, Sistercharlie return, “Although Bricks and Mortar has a wide lead in the race for the Eclipse in the Male Turf division, there are still some questions yet to be answered by this son of Giants Causeway.”. First post time is 1:15 p.m., with full Arlington entries available via HRN. One can count on the festival to lure top horses from throughout the world. Wake Forest won the G1 Man O War, then was third in the United Nations, prior to this race for trainer Chad Brown. Robert Bruce can challenge Bricks and Mortar, Sprint favorite Vekoma spikes fever and is out of Breeders’ Cup, 'We're going to get better': Baffert steps up drug-compliance efforts, Zipse: How I'm betting Breeders' Cup 2020 Saturday races.
Bricks and Mortar, the No. Top choice will be the Chad Brown trainee Noble Beauty, to be piloted by Florent Geroux; she was most recently eighth in the Belmont Oaks. Bandua comes in off a win in a local prep race, the Arlington Handicap (G3). As a slight longshot play, listed at 10-1 on the morning line is Billabong. Analyze It, second in his last two starts to Catholic Boy, finally escapes that rival and is the 2-1 favorite on the morning line. Four of those victories have come in graded company, including last out June 8 at Belmont Park in the Manhattan Stakes (G1).
Closing out the card at Arlington is the G3 Pucker Up Stakes, at nine furlongs on the turf for a field of 14 3-year-old fillies. In The G1 Beverly D Stakes, for fillies and mares over 1 3/16 miles on the turf, the post-time favorite will likely be the Chad Brown trainee Sea Calisi, most recently second to Dacita in the New York Stakes.
Oscar Performance is the favorite on the morning line, but Deauville could pose a threat if he turns in a solid effort. The Pizza Man captured the 2015 Arlington Million. The O'Brien trained Long Island Sound was sixth in the same race, though beaten only 1 1/4 lengths by Beach Patrol in third. TVG will broadcast Saturday’s entire Arlington card, including the Beverly D. and Pucker Up. – Gulfstream Park
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The Bill Mott trainee was most recently second in the G1 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita, and the winner, Midnight Storm, came back to capture another Grade 1 in his next start.
A field of five is lead by the talented Recruiting Ready, second in the G2 Bashford Manor in just his second start. Da Big Hoss from the barn of Michael Maker is the top entrant, but the late-running 5-year-old must overcome a field of 11 to hit the wire first. There will be a lot of familiar faces on hand - er, on horse - for this weekend's Festival of Racing at Arlington Park with locally based jockeys expected to make their presence felt more than in any Festival Day. The 2018 Arlington Million champ is aiming first be the first horse since John Henry to win this prestigious race twice, and first ever in back-to-back years. O'Brien also enters Coolmore, third in the Belmont Oaks last out. 2019 Arlington Million: Horse racing guru releases full leaderboard Horse racing expert Jody Demling has scored big on some of the biggest races this year.
Grand Arch will be entered to defend his title in this race. Graham Motion's Faufiler also has a shot off her win in the G3 Modesty last out over the Arlington surface.