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Think back to the initial days of Arlington’s racing season a year ago, and how an unfamiliar Russian-born trainer named Gennadi Dorochenko arrived on the Chicago scene as a total unknown with little but the visionary foresight of Arlington racing secretary Chris Polzin to recommend him.Read More

The Grade III Pucker Up Stakes has long been one of Arlington Park’s more popular events among horsemen from around the country and the 2011 event is proving no exception with an overflow field of 14 slated to head postward in Saturday’s $100,000 race for 3-year-old fillies at a mile and an eighth o...Read More

Experiencing Arlington Million 2011 in person is something I'll never forget. As the day went by, the crowd grew by thousands. Early in the day, A beautiful blue sky with cotton like clouds greeted the fans who entered the track. But, as we got deeper into the race card, the skies opened up, and the...Read More

The international aura of Arlington Park will be emphasized once again this weekend when the 75th anniversary edition of the Grade III Arlington Matron for fillies and mares over the the Polytrack goes to the post with two European stakes winners among its entrants.   Michael Deegan’s Pachatta...Read More