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Robert Bruce wins the Arlington Million

Fast horses, good food and drinks, colorful jockeys and plenty of sunshine made the 36th Arlington Million a grand day

  Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., left, smiles atop Robert Bruce after winning the 36th Arlington Million at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. reaches to pat Robert Bruce after winning the 36th Arlington Million at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Oscar Performance, ridden by jockey Jose L. Ortiz, right, pulls up lame in the home stretch of the 36th Arlington Million at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. Oscar Performance was favored to win the race but did not finish and the horse was taken away by ambulance after the finish. Due to a post-race objection, Century Dream and jockey William T. Buick, middle in green silks, was disqualified for causing the incident. Eventual winner Robert Bruce and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. are a far left. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Oscar Performance, the horse favored to win the 36th Arlington Million, comes to a stop as the rest of the field crosses the finish line of the race at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. The horse was involved in an incident in which another horse was disqualified. Oscar Performance was taken away by ambulance. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Contestants in the Best Dressed contest line up for the judges at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Jackson Vancurran, 7 1/2, of Arlington Heights, poses for the judges with other male contestants in the Best Dressed contest at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. He won the male category. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Jim Cornelison sings the national anthem at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. He regularly sings at Chicago Blackhawks games. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fans lean over the rail at the finish of a race at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Race horses are paraded for the crowd in the paddock area before a race at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  The field passes the grandstand at the start of the Beverly D. stakes race 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Monica Benson, of Chicago leads a trio of buglers to start the 36th Arlington Million at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. She is the park's official bugler. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Horses and jockeys leave the paddock en route to the track at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  A fan enjoys a cigar on the third level of Arlington Park at the 36th Arlington Million Day Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Mints are left for horses on a bench in the tunnel leading from the paddock to the track at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  The Secretariat Stakes pack rumbles on the front stretch at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Secretariat Stakes winner Carrick and jockey John R. Velazquez lead Analyze It and jockey Jose L. Ortiz at the finish during the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Sistercharlie and jockey John R. Velazquez beat Fourstar Crook and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. in The Beverly D. During the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Arlington Park Chairman Richard L. Duchossois is caught up in the crowded Winner's Circle during the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Legendary Chicago football coach Mike Ditka joins Arlington Park Chairman Richard L. Duchossois in the Winner's Circle at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Veins and muscles ripple on a racehorse at the 36th Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Oscar Performance is attended to in the home stretch after pulling up lame in the 36th Arlington Million at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights Saturday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
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