2006 McChump Racing Tour photos - The McChump Racing Tour

The continuation of the 2006 McChump Racing Tour 2006 photos. Arlington Million through December.

This episode: Arlington Million ~ Yellowstone Downs ~ Kentucky Downs* ~ Hawthorne Again ~ Turf Paradise Again.

August: Arlington Million. Okay, some of these are halfway decent.

Arlington Park, Arlington Million 2006
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Arlington Million Day 2006. Nice crowd.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Nice crowd with big picnic.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Hoopla! German band.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Eventual Beverly D winner Gorella. She's a cutie.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Beverly D. Gorella again.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Beverly D. Gorella's trainer Patrick Biancone, Jock Julien Leparoux, and I assume Gorella's owners?
Arlington Million Day 2006. Bev D. Bill Mott and Garrett Gomez (?). They didn't win.
Arlington Million Day 2006, Beverly D. Todd Pletcher. He didn't win either.
Arlington Million Day 2006, Beverly D. That's the Chairman, Dick Duchossois.
Arlington Million Day 2006, Beverly D. Paddock hostess Liane Davis.
Arlington Million Day 2006, Beverly D. Winning jock Julian Leparoux.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Of course we had heavy machinery.
Arlington Million Day 2006. More hoopla! The Jesse White tumblers.
Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. Eventual winner The Tin Man.
Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. That's Cacique.
Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. That's English Channel. The best he could manage was 4th.
Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. Cacique, again
Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. English Channel, with trainer Todd Pletcher. He didn't win this race either.
Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. The Tin Man.
Arlington Million 2006. And they're off in the Million! Looks like The Tin Man has the early lead!
Arlington Million 2006. First time past the stands in the Million, and The Tin Man is in control. Cacique stalking in 2nd.
Arlington Million 2006. Down the backstretch they go in the Million, and according tp the big screen, that's The Tin Man is in control, with Cacique stalking in 2nd.
Arlington Million 2006. Out of the 2nd turn and down the stretch they come in the Million, and holy cats, that's The Tin Man is in control, with Cacique stalking in 2nd!
Arlington Million 2006. And at the wire it's it's it's ... The Tin Man in control with Cacique stalking in 2nd! Wow, what a thriller.
Arlington Million Day 2006. More hoopla! Sky divers.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Even more hoopla. A blimp!
Arlington Million Day 2006. Secretariat eventual winner Showing Up.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Secretariat eventual winner Showing Up. Again
Arlington Million Day 2006. Secretariat eventual place horse Ivan Denisovich.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Liane interviews Secretariat winner Showing Up's connections.
Arlington Million Day 2006, Secretariat winner connections, no look they're on TV!
Arlington Million Day 2006. Yup more hoopla after the Secretariat. A real tall jockey.
Arlington Million Day 2006. A final dirt race of some sort.
Arlington Million Day 2006. Yeah I don't know what these things were.
Arlington Million Day 2006. But Janine got her picture with one.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Nice crowd.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Nice crowd with big picnic.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Hoopla! German band.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Eventual Beverly D winner Gorella. She's a cutie.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Beverly D. Gorella again.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Beverly D. Gorella's trainer Patrick Biancone, Jock Julien Leparoux, and I assume Gorella's owners?

Arlington Million Day 2006. Bev D. Bill Mott and Garrett Gomez (?). They didn't win.

Arlington Million Day 2006, Beverly D. Todd Pletcher. He didn't win either.

Arlington Million Day 2006, Beverly D. That's the Chairman, Dick Duchossois.

Arlington Million Day 2006, Beverly D. Paddock hostess Liane Davis.

Arlington Million Day 2006, Beverly D. Winning jock Julian Leparoux.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Of course we had heavy machinery.

Arlington Million Day 2006. More hoopla! The Jesse White tumblers.

Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. Eventual winner The Tin Man.

Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. That's Cacique.

Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. That's English Channel. The best he could manage was 4th.

Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. Cacique, again

Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. English Channel, with trainer Todd Pletcher. He didn't win this race either.

Arlington Million Day 2006, the Million. The Tin Man.

Arlington Million 2006. And they're off in the Million! Looks like The Tin Man has the early lead!

Arlington Million 2006. First time past the stands in the Million, and The Tin Man is in control. Cacique stalking in 2nd.

Arlington Million 2006. Down the backstretch they go in the Million, and according tp the big screen, that's The Tin Man is in control, with Cacique stalking in 2nd.

Arlington Million 2006. Out of the 2nd turn and down the stretch they come in the Million, and holy cats, that's The Tin Man is in control, with Cacique stalking in 2nd!

Arlington Million 2006. And at the wire it's it's it's ... The Tin Man in control with Cacique stalking in 2nd! Wow, what a thriller.

Arlington Million Day 2006. More hoopla! Sky divers.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Even more hoopla. A blimp!

Arlington Million Day 2006. Secretariat eventual winner Showing Up.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Secretariat eventual winner Showing Up. Again

Arlington Million Day 2006. Secretariat eventual place horse Ivan Denisovich.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Liane interviews Secretariat winner Showing Up's connections.

Arlington Million Day 2006, Secretariat winner connections, no look they're on TV!

Arlington Million Day 2006. Yup more hoopla after the Secretariat. A real tall jockey.

Arlington Million Day 2006. A final dirt race of some sort.

Arlington Million Day 2006. Yeah I don't know what these things were.

Arlington Million Day 2006. But Janine got her picture with one.

September. *Kentucky Downs. Or at least, we were supposed to go. Rained cats and dogs the day before the 9/23 races, so the races were called off. Not the party, though. That went on as scheduled, in a certain Nashville back yard.

Got some racin' in, too.

Kentucky Downs Party 2006, the Rainout
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Fall, Hawthorne.

Hawthorne Fall 2006
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December, Turf Paradise: One whole photo.

Turf Paradise 2006
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Late December: Bonus! Look, there's Sportsman's Park, still sitting there, gathering pigeon poop and graffiti and broken windows and such. Nice work, Cicero!

All the 2006 Photos - August through December

Arlington Million, Arlington Heights, IL, August 2006

Kentucky Downs*, Franklin, KY, Sept., 2006

Hawthorne Racecourse, Stickney, IL, Fall, 2006

Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ, Dec., 2006

Arlington Park, Arlington Million 2006Click large image to start full screen slideshow with any captions

Kentucky Downs Party 2006, the RainoutClick large image to start full screen slideshow with any captions

Hawthorne Fall 2006Click large image to start full screen slideshow with any captions

Turf Paradise 2006Click large image to start full screen slideshow with any captions

Sportsmans Park Dec. 2006Click large image to start full screen slideshow with any captions

Arlington Park, Arlington Million 2006
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Kentucky Downs Party 2006, the Rainout
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Hawthorne Fall 2006
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Turf Paradise 2006
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Sportsmans Park Dec. 2006
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