Horse racing
Published 5:00 am Sunday, August 14, 2011
• Cape Blanco wins Arlington Million: Irish-bred Cape Blanco won the Arlington Million on Saturday, in Arlington Heights, Ill., surging to the lead at the head of the stretch to beat 2009 champion Gio Ponti by 2½ lengths. Dean’s Kitten finished third in the 10-horse field. Under jockey Jamie Spencer, Cape Blanco ran the 1¼-mile turf race in 2:05.39 during a steady rain and paid $6.20, $3.80 and $3.40.