This week in horse racing: Arlington Million's odd move

Churchill Downs moved from suburban Chicago to Churchill Downs for Saturday's Grade 1 Arlington Million. The American turf icon moved in front of America's most iconic grandstand after parent company Churchill Down Incorporated shuttered Arlington Park at the end of last season. Churchill's 11-race card is up against summer heavyweights Saratoga and Del Mar.

Brad Cox, Chad Brown and Brendan Walsh are hot trainers this week.

This week in horse racing, Florent Geroux (17-77, 22%), Julien Leparoux, (11-66, 17%), John Velazquez (9-44, 20%), Flavien Prat (7-23, 30%), Adam Beschizza ( 7-32,22%).

Gulfstream Park has a mandatory payout Saturday in its Rainbow 6 wager. Canterbury Park presents four stakes for Minnesota-breds on Saturday night. Thistledown presents five state- bred stakes on Best of Ohio on Sunday. Pacific Northwest's premier race, the Longacres Mile, will be renewed at Emerald Downs.

Saratoga runs a quartet of stakes races for New York-breds on its Friday card. The first of those comes in Race 3 with the $125,000 John Morrissey for sprinters. Ny Traffic will be the horse to beat, but I prefer Saint Selby.

Jeffrey Sanchez, John McKee, Wilmer Garcia, Ry Eikleberry, Jorge Carreno and Yan Aviles were America's hot jockeys last week.

Jon Arnett, Edgar Mendoza, Jamie Ness, Brad Cox, Steve Asmussen, Laurel, Delaware, Monmouth, Parx, Del Mar, Saratoga, Ellis, Mountaineer, Colonial, Ellie, Indy, Louisiana Downs are America's hot trainers last week.

The last five races at Saratoga and the last 5 races of Del Mar require $10 win bets to play the Fun in the Sun Contest. Entry fee is $25 for weekly and season-ending cash prizes.