11 pre-entered for the Arlington Million

[my miss storm cat]

Is it Prado? That was the rumor.....

Might as well (finally) ask if others have heard that one.

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From Sporting Life...

DWYER - PHOENIX CAN REACH HEIGHTS
By Keith Hamer, PA Sport

Martin Dwyer believes Phoenix Reach can overcome a 13-month absence to run a "big race" at Arlington Park on Saturday.

The Vodafone Derby-winning jockey teams up with the Andrew Balding-trained entire in the Grade One Arlington Million.

It will be the six-year-old's first race since he suffered a leg injury when unplaced in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Newbury last summer.

"He's in great order. I galloped him at Kempton a week ago in his last piece of week. He did it very well, it was a good time. I'm very, very happy with him," Dwyer told At The Races.

"We took him to Kempton to give him a good gallop round. He went a walk around the paddock and did everything there without having a race. It was the closest thing to it.

"He's in Chicago and he's going to do a piece of work on Wednesday morning. It will be his last little piece before Saturday.

"Obviously he's been off the track a long time but he loves to travel abroad. He's done us proud and it would be nice if he could run a big race again.

"He's a professional - travelled all round the world - he knows what he's doing, so hopefully he'll run well."

Dwyer also teams up with the dual Oaks-placed Rising Cross in the Beverly D Stakes on the same card.

"John Best's filly is a tiny little thing but she has a big heart and a good engine too," Dwyer added.

"She ran very well to finish second in the Oaks and I rode her in Ireland where she ran a really good race.