The Arlington Million was first run in 1981 and was the first ever race to offer a purse of $1 million as the prize. It takes place at Arlington Park on Saturday 13th August and as per usual there will be a good European presence in the race, headed by recent Man O’War winner Cape Blanco.
Below we take a look at the trends for the past 10 years (access to old US form is slightly limited so if you notice any errors please flag them up):
[b]Age[/b]
3yo: 0-0-1
4yo: 4-6-38
5yo: 5-4-28
6yo: 0-5-19
7yo+: 1-2-10
Horses aged 4 or 5 have a combined record of 9-10-66
Horses aged 6+ have a combined record of 1-7-29
[b]Recent/Past Form[/b]
9 of 10 winners (last 9) finished in the first 4 last time out
9 of 10 winners ran in a group 1 or 2 last time out
10 of 10 winners ran 2 ...