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ARLINGTON NOTEBOOK AUGUST 17, 2010 by David Zenner Fans of multi-race wagers, particularly those involving high-quality turf stakes races, will find plenty of opportunity to partake in such bets on Arlington Million Day on Saturday, when the track will play host to three Grade 1 turf stakes, a Grade 3 turf event and an overnight stakes that will comprise most of the back half of the 12-race card that starts at 12:15 p.m. (CDT). Highlighting the day of racing will be the 28th running of the Arlington Million (G1), which will be the 10TH race of the day. The race will be immediately preceded by its sister race, the $750,000 Beverly D. S. (G1) as the 9TH race of the afternoon, and the $400,000 Secretariat S. (G1) for three-year-olds as the 8TH event. Those three races will comprise a special Pick 3, called the Festival 3, and offer a $300,000 guaranteed pool. Since Arlington Park offers rolling Pick 3 wagers through out the day, there will be two additional all-turf stakes Pick 3 wagers covering races 7-9 and races 9-11. In addition to the Festival 3, Arlington Park will offer an all graded stakes Pick 4 covering races 7-10: the $100,000 Stars and Stripes Turf H. (7TH race), the Secretariat, the Beverly D. and the Arlington Million. Also, the Late Pick 4 will cover races 9-12: the Beverly D., the Arlington Million, the $60,000 Hatoof S. for three-year-old fillies and a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint to conclude the card. An all-turf Pick 5 will start on race six, featuring the four graded stakes plus a yet to be determined overnight grass race. The day's Pick 6, which cover races 5-10, have at least five turf races in the sequence, and, depending on how the rest of the card is assembled at entry time Wednesday, could also be an all-turf wager. All of Arlington's races on Million Day will offer standard win, place, show, exacta, trifecta and superfecta races, subject to Illinois Racing Board rules, and one of the three Grade 1s will offer a Super High Five wager with that race to be determined at draw time for those races on Tuesday. HORSES TO WATCH Thursday (8/12) 1ST -- STAR STUFF (Omega Code) was the beaten favorite, losing all chance when stumbling at the start even though he recovered quickly. 5TH -- BIG BEAR HUG (K One King), a 15-1 outsider, was erratic in the stretch and yet good enough to battle through for the place money. 9TH -- SHARP TRICK (Favorite Trick) rallied from far back and had to move five-wide into the stretch to get the lead late only to lose the duel to the wire. Saturday (8/14) 9TH -- MORE THAN ABLE (More Than Ready) was making a move when taken up a bit as a path failed to open. Came through in tight quarters to get up for the place.
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