Arlington Park in Chicago is going to offer a special Turf International Festival of racing this year and high on every horseman's agenda is the one million US dollars Arlington Million. Two supporting Grade or Group 1 major turf races carrying attractive purse of US$ 400,000 and US$ 700,000 will indeed draw other top-class grass horses from around the globe to Chicago for this special turf festival.

Ranked high up in this year's running of the Million, racing fan could anticipate the powerful Godolphin stable in bringing their French champion and classic winner Sulamani (winner of the 2002 Prix de Jockey Club (French Derby), 2003 Sheema Classic and brave second in this year's 'King George' at Ascot) across the Atlantic sea, to win that stable's one-hundredth world wide Group 1 wins.

If Sulamani were to become Godolphin history maker, he has to contend with the ultra tough German-bred and world traveller Paolini, who was an unlucky sixth in last year's Million after getting caught in serious traffic coming home. Two months later, he narrowly missed winning the 2000m US$ 2.3 million Hong Kong Cup over the turf by a short head to the local champion Precision.

One other major winner who is scheduled to face the starter in the Million is the English trained US-bred Kaieteur. This progressive 4 years old Marlin colt, made a rather belated career in September of 2001, opened his account at a minor juvenile maiden mile race at Bath. Kaieteur wasn't good enough to run in any classic races last term but still managed to place fourth at Royal Ascot's King Edward VII stakes over 12f. Trainer Brain Meehan put him on the road between July and August in France and Germany, the decision returned handsome dividend with a Group 1 win and a Group 2 runner-up placement. Although he has yet to win a race in 2003, Kaieteur was good enough to take third behind 2002 Japan Cup victor Falbrav in the Eclipse stakes at Sandown thus strengthening his connections' confidence in sending him over to win this million dollars event.

Although owned by HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum, the dual major winner Storming Home (winner of the 2002 Champion Stakes at Newmarket and this year's Charles Whittingham Handicap at Hollywood Park in California, both over 10 furlongs but over turf and dirt respectively) could be representing US in this year's running of the Arlington Million.