The Arlington Million is a race for thoroughbred horses age 3 years and upward. It is raced at 1 and 1/4 miles on the turf at Arlington Park. The race was introduced in 1981 by Richard Duchossois, the owner of Arlington at the time. The track famously ran the Arlington Million in 1985 under the shadow of a burnt out stand, the victim of a fire the previous night. John Henry succeeded in winning the race twice. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Arlington Park is a horse racetrack in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. ... John Henry is a thoroughbred race horse named after the folk hero John Henry. ...

Past winners

Winners of the Arlington Million:

• 2005 - Powerscourt
• 2004 - Kicken Kris - 2:00.08
• 2003 - Sulamani - 2:02.29
• 2002 - Beat Hollow - 2:02.94
• 2001 - Silvano - 2:02.64
• 2000 - Chester House - 2:01.37
• 1997 - Marlin - 2:02.54
• 1996 - Mecke - 2:00.49
• 1995 - Awad - 1:58.69
• 1994 - Paradise Creek - 1:59.78
• 1993 - Star of Cozzene - 2:07.50
• 1992 - Dear Doctor - 1:59.84
• 1991 - Tight Spot - 1:59.55
• 1990 - Golden Pheasant - 1:59 3/5
• 1989 - Steinlen - 2:03 3/5
• 1988 - Mill Native - 2:00
• 1987 - Manila - 2:02 2/5
• 1986 - Estrapade - 2:00 4/5
• 1985 - Teleprompter - 2:03 2/5
• 1984 - John Henry - 2:01 2/5
• 1983 - Tolomeo - 2:04 2/5
• 1982 - Perrault - 1:58 4/5
• 1981 - John Henry - 2:07 3/5

NOTE: No races were held at Arlington International Racecourse in 1998 or 1999, as the Illinois horse racing authorities did not authorise dates for the track. The 1988 race was held in Woodbine, Ontario.

Starting in 1991, timing was arranged to hundredths.

From 1983 until 1986, the race was known as the Budweiser Million.

Run at Woodbine Racecourse in 1988; not run in 1998 and 1999.