Experts' Arlington Million Day picks * The Racing Biz

Experts’ Arlington Million Day picks

The Biz
August 12, 2023

We asked our experts to handicap the three graded stakes topping Colonial Downs’s August 12 race card.

The card, of course, features the Grade 2 Secretariat for three-year-olds and the first two Grade 1 races ever run at Colonial: the Arlington Million and the Beverly D.

All three of the graded races formerly were contested at Arlington Park and moved to Colonial by corporate parent Churchill Downs Inc. once it decided to close the Chicagoland track. The Beverly D., with a field of five after scratches, is a “win and you’re in” event providing entry to the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf.

SECRETARIAT STAKES

3-year-olds, 1 mile (turf)

	Nick Hahn	Joseph Parisi	Ted Black	John Piassek	Eric Rubin
1	3. Nagirroc	1. Silver Knott	3. Nagirroc	7. More Than Looks	1. Silver Knott
2	6. Major Dude	3. Nagirroc	7. More Than Looks	3. Nagirroc	3. Nagirroc
3	2. Gigante	4. Mo Stash	1. Silver Knott	1. Silver Knott	5. Northern Invader

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BEVERLY D. STAKES

Fillies and mares 3yo and up, 1 3/16 miles (turf)

	Nick Hahn	Joseph Parisi	Ted Black	John Piassek	Eric Rubin
1	1. Fev Rover	5. Didia	6. Gina Romantica	1. Fev Rover	3. Romagna Mia
2	6. Gina Romantica	6. Gina Romantica	5. Didia	3. Romagna Mia	1. Fev Rover
3	2. Jan’s Girl	1. Fev Rover	1. Fev Rover	4. Mise En Scene	6. Gina Romantica

ARLINGTON MILLION STAKES

3yo and up, 1 1/4 miles (turf)

	Nick Hahn	Joseph Parisi	Ted Black	John Piassek	Eric Rubin
1	2. Never Explain	8. Catnip	8. Catnip	3. Set Piece	2. Never Explain
2	8. Catnip	5. Rockemperor	5. Rockemperor	8. Catnip	9. Adhamo
3	7. Strong Quality	2. Never Explain	4. Atone	2. Never Explain	5. Rockemperor