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Ioya Bigtime Pays Off in KD Turf Cup Effort

Ioya Bigtime Pays Off in KD Turf Cup Effort

Ioya Bigtime, staked to a loping lead by Jeffrey Sanchez, refused to buckle under relentless pressure from favored Rahystrada to win the $200,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (gr. IIIT) on the grass course at Kentucky Downs Sept. 15.

 Saturday, September 15, 2012

No Suspense for Mystery Giver in Repeat

Team Block's Mystery Giver unleashed a tremendous rally through the stretch to win the $150,000 Fair Grounds Breeders' Cup Handicap for the second consecutive year Saturday at Fair Grounds.

 Saturday, February 01, 2003

Team Block's Ioya Two Retired

Team Block's Ioya Two, who thrilled Thoroughbred racing fans twice last summer at Arlington Park with courageous victories, has been retired and will leave this week for her upcoming career as a broodmare.

 Sunday, August 04, 2002

England's Legend Is Modesty Choice

England's Legend, wire-to-wire victress in the Beverly D. (gr. IT) here last August, makes her first start of the year as the highweight and likely favorite in Saturday's $150,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT).

 Thursday, July 25, 2002

Arlington Park Celebrates Illinois-breds

Arlington Park hosted the Prairie State Festival on June 22--five races restricted to horses bred in Illinois.

 Tuesday, June 25, 2002

Illinois Stakes Highlight Arlington Park Program

About $450,000 will be on the line June 20 in six Illinois-registered stakes that make up the third Prairie State Festival at Arlington Park. The afternoon is designed to showcase Illinois racing and the history of the state.

 Friday, June 21, 2002

Watch Wins Cardinal Handicap

Claiborne Farm's homebred Watch rallied from mid-pack to win the $169,350 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs Saturday.

 Saturday, November 10, 2001

Make No Mistake, Discreet Hero and Ioya Two Win on Million Preview Day

The first two stakes races on Million Preview Day at Arlington Park ran true to form Saturday, with 17-10 favorites Make No Mistake and Discreet Hero winning their grade III preps. In the day's final stakes race, 7-1 Illinois-bred Ioya Two held off Megans Bluff and favorite Solvig to win the $150,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT) by a nose.

 Saturday, July 28, 2001