Grade 1 race | |
Location | Colonial Downs New Kent County, Virginia |
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Inaugurated | 1981 at Arlington Park |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Website | Colonial Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄4 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3-year-olds & Up, Thoroughbreds |
Weight | Weight for age |
Purse | $1,000,000 |
The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward on turf. It was originally raced at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois over a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles.[1]
The Arlington Million is 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]
Churchill Downs, whose parent company owned the land of the defunct Arlington Park racetrack, hosted the Arlington Million in 2022.[3] The 2023 race was run at Churchill-owned Colonial Downs in Virginia.[4]
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