Weekend Winners Club

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Arlington Park’s Big Saturday is underway today, with 3 Grade 1 races. The Beverly D and Arlington Million are both Breeders Cup Challenge Races, meaning the winners automatically qualify for the Breeders’ Cup. The Secretariat will likely send 1 or 2 to the BC Mile but it’s not automatic
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There are 2 other stakes races on the 12 race card, with over 100 horses competing for $2.5 million in purse money, $2 mil of which is offered in the 3 Grade 1 races. Click here to get the Arlington Grid free and easy. No forms required, just click and go make your picks.
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The fields are somewhat competitive, but Chad Brown and Aidan O’brien are sending at least 2 in each G1 race, with Chad sending 3 in the Beverly D, virtually ensuring that each of them will get at least one BC berth, whether automatic or not.
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Chad Brown’s triple in the Beverly D include favorite and defending champion Sistercharlie in her 2nd race back this year. She won the Diana G1 last out after wrapping up last year winning the BC Filly & Mare Turf, for which the winner gains an automatic entry. O’brien’s pair are the 2nd and 3rd ML choices.
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In the Secretariat, Brown is also favored with Fog of War in his 5th career race, the 2nd of which was a G1 win almost a year ago. Aidan’s pair are both in the 1st US race here as they prep for the Breeders’ Cup.
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Again, Chad is favored in the Million G1 with Bricks and Mortar, who is on a 5 race win streak after returning from a year layoff last December, and fresh off a Manhattan G1 win. Chad also has the 2nd ML choice with the runner up in the Manhattan, Robert Bruce. Aidan’s pair joins 2 other foreign runners who look dangerous to qualify for the BC Turf here.
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Enjoy the great turf racing today and good luck!

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