International Festival of Racing runners depart Chicago

They came, they saw, they conquered and now they're leaving --

returning to Ireland's Shannon Island on a Lufthansa equine charter out

of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Sunday night.

Arlington Million (G1) winner CAPE BLANCO (Ire) (Galileo [Ire]) and

stablemate TREASURE BEACH (GB) (Galileo [Ire]), hero of the 35th

anniversary edition of the Secretariat S. (G1), were both in good order

Sunday morning, according to Pat Keating, traveling head lad for Irish

trainer Aidan O'Brien's successful invaders.

"They both ate up everything last night and have come out of their

races very well," Keating said Sunday morning when speaking from

Arlington Park's International Barn.

WIGMORE HALL (Ire) (High Chaparral [Ire]), fourth in Arlington

Million XXIX, is set to return to Europe aboard a KLM equine charter out

of O'Hare International Airport bound for Amsterdam on Monday.

"Our horse ran a good race and we're very proud of him. He got knocked around

some in the early going or he might have finished second. I think we could have

easily been second but I don't think we could have beaten the winner. Hopefully,

we'll get to come back again next year."

Wigmore Hall was no stranger to Arlington's International Festival of Racing,

having finished second in the 2010 Secretariat.

Also aboard the European-bound KLM equine charter will be ZACK HALL (Fr) (Muhtathir

[GB]), who finished ninth in the Arlington Million in his first start outside

his native land. The Mikel Delzangles-trained and co-owned four-year-old went to

the track early Sunday morning for a canter around the Polytrack.

RIVER JETEZ (SAf) (Jet Master), third in the Arlington Million's sister race

-- the Beverly D. S. (G1) -- on Saturday, will also be aboard the KLM charter

and was doing well Sunday, according to South African trainer Mike de Kock, who

also indicated that the eight-year-old mare would not have beaten the winner,

STACELITA (Fr) (Monsun).

"She came out of her race well," he said. "We don't have any definite plans

for her right now. We might consider the (October 1) Flower Bowl ([G1]

Invitational at Belmont) for her next start, but that would depend on how she's

training. We'd also consider the (November 4) Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

(G1) as a long range goal."

WILLCOX INN (Harlan's Holiday), winner of the prestigious Arlington Classic

and American Derby (G2) in Chicago earlier this summer but fourth in the

Secretariat while going for a sweep of the Mid-America Triple, came out of his

race in good order, as did his stablemate UPPERLINE (Maria's Mon), who finished

fifth in the Beverly D.

"They both came out of their races well and both look good this morning,"

trainer Mike Stidham said of his duo. "We don't have any definite plans for

either of them right now. We'll be looking at a few different spots.

"Maybe something in New York for Willcox Inn, or maybe the (September 24)

Kent (G3) at Delaware Park," Stidham added. "As for Upperline, we'll probably

look for something at Keeneland for her."

Christophe Clement's runners both left Arlington Park before daylight Sunday

morning. Former Arlington Million winner and multiple champion GIO PONTI (Tale

of the Cat) finished second in the Million for the second straight year while

CHEETAH (GB) (Tiger Hill) ran ninth in the Beverly D.