Officials at Arlington Park announced Friday that 35 horses have been pre-entered for the GI Arlington Million, the $600,000 GI Beverly D. S. and the $400,000 GI Secretariat S., to be contested at the suburban Chicago oval Saturday, Aug. 11.
Trainer Chad Brown won last year's Million with 'TDN Rising Star' Beach Patrol (Lemon Drop Kid) and while that one will not defend his title, the stable will enter the race triple handed with Grade I winner Almanaar (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Money Multiplier (Lookin At Lucky) and Chilean champion Robert Bruce (Chi) (Fast Company {Ire}). Million favoritism could fall to Oscar Performance (Kitten's Joy), who will look to add to his Secretariat success from 2017. Brown has pre-entered no fewer than four turf distaffers for the Beverly D., led by GI Diana S. victrix Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}), and will be represented in the Secretariat by 'TDN Rising Star' Analyze It (Point of Entry).
Ten of the pre-entries are from overseas connections, four of which hail from Ballydoyle. Athena (GB) (Camelot {GB}), last-out upset winner of the GI Belmont Oaks, will look to become the second 3-year-old filly to succeed in the Beverly D., while Deauville (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) makes the trip to the Million for the third straight season, having rounded out the triple in 2016 and 2017. Hunting Horn (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), one spot behind Analyze It when third in the GI Belmont Derby, and Lucius Tiberius (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) represent the stable in the Secretariat, a race won a record four times by trainer Aidan O'Brien.
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