Horse racing | Spirit One captures Million

Spirit One, bred and based in France, won the 26th running of the Arlington Million on Saturday, leading from start to finish for an upset... ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Spirit One, bred and based in France, won the 26th running of the Arlington Million on Saturday, leading from start to finish for an upset victory over an international field of seven on firm turf at Arlington Park. Winning jockey Ioritz Mendizabal raised his arm in triumph after 13-1 shot Spirit One turned back 6-5 favorite Archipenko by three-quarters of a length in the Grade I race. The Spanish-born jockey made a quick exit for the airport shortly after Spirit One finished the 1 ¼-mile race in 2 minutes, 2 seconds. Mendizabal was needed in France today to ride stakes races at Deauville. Spirit One, a 4-year-old colt who paid $29.40 to win, soon will follow... [read full story]