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Upperline Up in Time in Arlington Matron

Upperline Up in Time in Arlington Matron

Favored Upperline collared pacesetter Hooh Why in the final furlong to post a sharp four-length victory in the $150,000 Arlington Matron (gr. III) at Arlington Park May 26.

 Saturday, May 26, 2012
Pachattack Gobbles Foes in Arlington Matron

Pachattack Gobbles Foes in Arlington Matron

Pachattack roared to the lead rounding the final turn and romped to her first graded stakes win in the $100,000 Arlington Matron (gr. III) May 28 at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, May 28, 2011
Arlington Releases 2011 Stakes Schedule

Arlington Releases 2011 Stakes Schedule

Highlighted by the Arlington Million (gr. IT), Arlington Park will offer 22 stakes races worth more than $4.2 million during its 86 days of racing in 2011. The meet runs from May 6 through Sept. 25.

 Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Archipenko Should Be Tough in 'Million'

Archipenko Should Be Tough in 'Million'

Archipenko, who has won stakes events in four different countries in the past 15 months, has been installed as the 2-1 favorite and is one of three formidable European invaders vying for top honors in the 26th running of the Arlington Million (gr. IT) Aug. 9.

 Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Indescribable Earns Arlington Matron Win

Courtlandt Farm's homebred filly Indescribable continued to exhibit her affinity for synthetic surfaces, this time doing it on the Arlington Park Polytrack, as she wore down Leah's Secret in mid-stretch to take the Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) by a half-length on Memorial Day.

 Monday, May 26, 2008
Arlington Matron Up For Grabs

Arlington Matron Up For Grabs

Eight evenly-matched older fillies and mares seek their first graded stakes victory of the season, as they face off in the $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) on Memorial Day.

 Friday, May 23, 2008

Sea Siren Runs Away With Arlington Matron

Strode Stables' Sea Siren made amends Saturday with a front-running four-length victory in the $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) for her first stakes triumph at odds of 14-1.

 Saturday, September 02, 2006

Take a Check, Maggie Slew Invade for Arlington Matron

Take a Check and Maggie Slew, both graded stakes-placed, top a field of six fillies and mares entered for Saturday's $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Arlington Park.

 Thursday, August 31, 2006

Indy Groove Disqualified from Arlington Matron, Proctor Fined

The Illinois Racing Board disqualified Indy Groove from her victory in the Sept. 3 Arlington Matron (gr. III) because the mare tested positive for naproxen, an anti-inflammatory (Class IV) that is prohibited on race day in the state. Tom Proctor, who trains the mare for Glen Hill Farm, was fined $1,000.

 Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Indy Groove Takes Checkered Flag at Arlington

Glen Hill Farm's Indy Groove led from flag fall to finish en route to a 4 ½-length victory in $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) with Mark Guidry aboard on Saturday at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, September 03, 2005

Adoration Cruises in Arlington Matron

Front-running Adoration tuned up for a possible defense of her Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) title with a convincing two-length win in the $150,000 Arlington Matron (gr. III).

 Saturday, September 04, 2004

Adoration Pegged at 8-5 for Arlington Matron

Millionaire Adoration, last year's Breeder's Cup Distaff (gr. I) winner, will try for her third stakes win of the year when she takes on eight fillies and mares under top weight of 123 pounds in Saturday's Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III).

 Thursday, September 02, 2004

'Lady Clear Standout in Arlington Matron

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady, a multiple grade I stakes winner with career earnings in excess of $2 million, has been installed as the prohibitive 3-5 for Monday's 67th running of the $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III).

 Saturday, August 30, 2003

Take Charge Lady a Go for the Arlington Matron

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady, one of the headline attractions in this year's older filly and mare division, is coming to Arlington Park as the starring individual in Monday's grade III Arlington Matron Handicap

 Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Lakenheath Nips With Ability in Arlington Matron

James B. Taefel's Lakenheath outdueled favored With Ability down the stretch of the 1 1/8-mile Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) to prevail by a head bob on a muddy track Monday.

 Monday, September 02, 2002

Miss Pickums, With Ability Top Weighted in Arlington Matron

Jay Em Ess Stables' Miss Pickums and Edward P. Evans' With Ability will share starting highweight of 116 pounds Monday when a field of six distaffers heads postward in the 67th running of the $150,000 Arlington Matron (gr. III), the Labor Day feature at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, August 31, 2002

Miss Pickums on Top of Her Game for Arlington Matron

Jay Em Ess Stable's Miss Pickums, enjoying a mid-summer turnaround at Arlington Park, is getting good just in time for Monday's Arlington Matron (gr. III).

 Friday, August 30, 2002

"America's Day at the Races" Has Holiday Pick Three

The three races involved will begin at River Downs with the $200,000 Miller Genuine Draft Cradle Stakes, move on to Arlington Park for the Arlington Matron (gr. III) and finally go to Del Mar for the Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II).

 Thursday, August 29, 2002

Lakenheath Heads Local Contingent For Arlington Matron

James Tafel's Lakenheath breezed a half-mile in :47 3/5 over the Arlington Park surface the morning of Aug. 29 in preparation for her upcoming engagement in Monday's Arlington Matron (gr. III).

 Thursday, August 29, 2002

Your Out Shipping In for Arlington Matron

Eugene Ford's Your Out, second by a neck to multiple graded stakes winner Summer Colony in the Delaware Handicap (gr. III) on July 21, is being shipped from those Mid-Atlantic environs to contest the $150,000 Arlington Matron (gr. III) on Labor Day.

 Wednesday, August 28, 2002

Humble Clerk Wins Arlington Matron

Gary A. Tanaka's Humble Clerk beat Maltese Superb by a length in Saturday's $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, October 06, 2001

Megans Bluff Holds Off On a Soapbox in Arlington Matron

Megans Bluff became the second graded stakes winner of the day bred by Kevin G. Pipes when the 3-year-old daughter of Pine Bluff just held on to win the $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) by a neck Monday at Arlington International. Earlier in the day at Philadelphia Park, Pine Dance, a 3-year-old son of Pine Bluff bred by Pipes, earned a three-length win in the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. III).

 Monday, September 04, 2000

Diana Last Race of Saratoga Meet, First Race of National Pick-Three

Monday's $500,000 Diana Handicap (gr. IIT) is both the last race of the Saratoga meet and the first race of a national pick-three wager on "America's Day at the Races." The final two legs of the pick-three are the Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) from Arlington International and the Del Mar Handicap (gr. II).

 Thursday, August 31, 2000