Arlington International Racecourse starts a 77-day live racing season May 1 that includes stakes races on nine consecutive Saturdays throughout July and August during the Arlington International Championship Season.
The centerpiece of the Arlington season is the International Festival of Racing on August 15 which will include the 33rd running of the Arlington Million (gr. IT) as well as editions of the Beverly D. (gr. IT), the Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT) and the American St. Leger (gr. IIIT).
The local prep races for the International Festival of Racing will be conducted as part of Million Preview Day on July 11.