The first two stakes of the summer meet at Arlington International Racecourse, potentially the last at the property if track owner Churchill Downs Inc. completes plans to sell it for development, will take place June 26 with the $100,000 Hanshin Cup and $100,000 Chicago Stakes (G3).
Both stakes, part of 18 scheduled at Arlington this summer, are over the track's synthetic Polytrack surface, the Hanshin at a mile and the Chicago at seven furlongs.
The Chicago attracted significant out-of-state interest with eight of 11 runners shipping into Arlington, including Kentucky invader and 5-2 morning-line favorite Dreamalildreamofu .
The 4-year-old Commissioner filly captured the Latonia Stakes on Turfway's synthetic track in March. The Brad Cox trainee, owned by Full of Run Racing and Madaket Stables, was a follow-up second in the Allaire DuPont Distaff Match Series Stakes (G3) May 14 at Pimlico Race Course on dirt. Fernando De La Cruz will be aboard Saturday from the outside in the field of 11.
Other older fillies and mares in the Chicago listed at odds at or below 8-1 include W W Fitzy , Amazima , Club Car , and Our Bay B Ruth . W W Fitzy has previously won at Arlington, while Club Car was stakes-placed on Tapeta at Turfway in December.
Richard Ravin and Patricia's Hope's Richiesinthehouse and Patricia's Hope's Bizzee Channel , both trained by Larry Rivelli, are the favorites in the Hanshin.
Arlington International Racecourse, Saturday, June 26, 2021, Race 7Entries: Hanshin Cup S.
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Betwithbothhands (KY)
Constantino Roman
118
Armando Hernandez
10/1
2
2What's Up Dude (IL)
Julio E. Felix
118
Mark J. Cristel
10/1
3
3Richiesinthehouse (IL)
Jareth Loveberry
118
Larry Rivelli
5/2
4
4Bizzee Channel (KY)
E. T. Baird
118
Larry Rivelli
3/1
5
5Wile E Peyote (IL)
Fernando De La Cruz
118
Brian Cook
15/1
6
6Guest Suite (KY)
Emmanuel Esquivel
124
Cipriano Contreras
8/1
7
7Background (FL)
Rocco Bowen
124
Michael Puhich
10/1
8
8Lemon Kick (KY)
Declan Cannon
118
Christopher Davis
12/1
9
9Captivating Moon (KY)
Declan Carroll
124
Chris M. Block
5/1
10
10Blue Sky Kowboy (IL)
Christopher A. Emigh
118
Michele Boyce
20/1
Arlington International Racecourse, Saturday, June 26, 2021, Race 8Entries: Chicago S. (G3)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1W W Fitzy (IL)
Emmanuel Esquivel
124
Cipriano Contreras
5/1
2
2She Can't Sing (KY)
Declan Carroll
118
Chris M. Block
12/1
3
3Compelling Smile (KY)
Rocco Bowen
118
Michael Puhich
15/1
4
4Mind Out (KY)
Julio E. Felix
118
Robert Medina
15/1
5
5Amazima (KY)
Declan Cannon
118
Brendan P. Walsh
8/1
6
6Club Car (KY)
Christopher A. Emigh
122
Ben Colebrook
4/1
7
7Abby Hatcher (IRE)
Alex Achard
118
Anna Meah
12/1
8
8Mariafoot (FR)
E. T. Baird
118
Edward Vaughan
20/1
9
9Ambassador Luna (FL)
Constantino Roman
118
James M. Gulick
15/1
10
10Our Bay B Ruth (KY)
Jareth Loveberry
118
Eddie Kenneally
6/1
11
11Dreamalildreamofu (KY)
Fernando De La Cruz
122
Brad H. Cox
5/2