Arlington Park
Horse race track in Arlington Heights, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Arlington Park (disambiguation).
Arlington Park (formerly Arlington International Racecourse) was a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Called the Arlington Park Jockey Club during a period of its history, it was located adjacent to the Illinois Route 53 expressway and serviced by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
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Location | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
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Date opened | October 13, 1927; 96 years ago (October 13, 1927) |
Date closed | September 25, 2021; 2 years ago (September 25, 2021) |
Capacity | 35,000 seats 12,000 clubhouse seats |
Race type | Flat Thoroughbred |
Course type | Polytrack Turf |
Notable races | Arlington Million Stakes (G1) Beverly D. Stakes (G1) Secretariat Stakes (G1) American Derby |
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On February 15, 2023, the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) completed their purchase of the Arlington Park property.[1] It has been reported that the team intends to build a stadium on the site to play its home games.