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The 33rd Arlington Million is upon us, and elite Thoroughbreds from all over the world will descend upon Chicago’s Arlington Park on August 15 for a top-notch afternoon of horse racing. With horses and jockeys coming from all corners of the globe for Arlington’s International Festival of Racing, we thought it would be important to put together a list of Twitter accounts to follow leading up to the big race. Below are 17 accounts to follow for the 33rd Arlington Million:
@Arlington_Park
The official Twitter account for Arlington Park, located in Arlington Heights, Illinois and home to the Arlington Million.
@ArlingtonRacing
Arlington Park’s Twitter account that is specifically dedicated to racing news and information.
@JohnGDooley
Better known as “the voice of Arlington Park,” John G. Dooley is Arlington’s track announcer.
@Alyssa_Ali
On-air racing analyst at Arlington Park, who also covers horse racing on Fox Sports 1 as part of the Jockey Club Tour on Fox.
@BrianWSpencer
An on-air racing analyst at Arlington Park – keep your eyes on this account for great insight into the Arlington Million.
@MKJohnson6
The Twitter account for Chicago-based ABR Brand Ambassador, Mike Johnson.
@MBauerHerzog
The Twitter account of Melissa Bauer-Herzog, who is covering the Million day races for ABR. She’ll be posting a ton of photos and news about the Festival horses between now and the Million.
@PenelopePMiller
ABR's Senior Manager of Digital Media will be posting pictures from Arlington all weekend on her Twitter account. Well worth a follow if you like seeing cool photos.
@AdolphsonRacing
Michael Adolphson is an Arlington staffer who has his finger on the pulse of European racing. Follow him for pictures and updates as the equine athletes prep for the big day.
@JoeyDaKRacing
Joe is an Arlington and ABR ambassador extraordinaire, who’s never shy to share advice or opinion. He’ll get your mind rolling, whether you agree with him or not!
@BloodHorse
The Blood-Horse is a leading Thoroughbred racing publication that will feature both pre-race and post-race articles focusing on the Arlington Million.
@TeamValor
Team Valor is an extremely successful Thoroughbred ownership syndicate that competes in races all over the world. Team Valor is expected to be represented by Triple Threat (co-owned with Gary Barber) in the Arlington Million, last year’s Beverly D. winner Euro Charline looking to repeat in that race and Panama Hat in the American St. Leger.
@Marnane1
Twitter account for Irish trainer David Marnane, who is expected to send Elleval to Chicago for the Arlington Million.
@TrilliumPlace
Twitter account for British trainer David Simcock, who is expected to enter international invader The Corsican in the Arlington Million.
@GrahamMotion
Twitter account for American trainer Graham Motion, trainer of Arlington Million contender Up With The Birds.
@BravoAce
Twitter account for jockey Joe Bravo, who will ride United Nations Handicap winner Big Blue Kitten in the Arlington Million.
@JulienLeparoux
Twitter account for jockey Julien Leparoux, who is expected to ride 2015 Arlington Handicap winner Quiet Force in the Arlington Million.
@ABRLive
The Twitter account for America’s Best Racing, that will be posting pictures of both the races and the lifestyle around the International Festival of Racing.