Arlington Million

Arlington Million
Grade 1 race
LocationColonial Downs
New Kent County, Virginia
Inaugurated1981 at Arlington Park
Race typeThoroughbred
WebsiteColonial Downs
Race information
Distance1+1⁄4 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-year-olds & Up, Thoroughbreds
WeightWeight 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]

  1. ^ "Arlington Million history at Arlington Park". Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ Breeders' Cup Challenge Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Placek, Christopher (15 March 2022). "The Arlington Million will live on this year ... at Churchill Downs in Kentucky". Daily Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ Finley, Bill (22 December 2022). "It's Official: Arlington Million Moved To Colonial Downs". thoroughbreddailynews.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.