WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 ARROGATE DIES FROM INTO MISCHIEF FILLY SETS NEW FURLONG MARK AT OBS by Jessica Martini UNDETERMINED ILLNESS A filly by Into Mischief (hip 429) turned in the fastest furlong work of the week so far (:9 3/5) and a pair of juveniles shared the day=s fastest quarter-mile time during Tuesday=s third under- tack preview session ahead of next week=s Ocala Breeders= Sales Company=s Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. A filly by Street Sense (hip 493), consigned by Pick View, and a colt by Runhappy (hip 1266), consigned by S B M Training and Sales, both covered the quarter-mile distance in :20 3/5. Five juveniles have turned in furlong-works in :9 4/5 over the first three sessions of the seven-day under-tack show, but hip 429, a daughter of Into Mischief, was a tick faster with her breakout :9 3/5 work Tuesday. The filly is out of multiple stakes winner and graded placed Shanon Nicole (Majestic Warrior) and is consigned by Randy Bradshaw on behalf of her breeder, Sharon Hudon=s Sierra Farm. Cont. p4 Arrogate winning the Pegasus World Cup | Adam Mooshian Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song--Bubbler, by Distorted Humor), the IN TDN EUROPE TODAY richest North American racehorse in history, was humanely THE WEEKLY WRAP: CLASSIC REVIVAL euthanized Tuesday morning at Juddmonte Farms in Lexington, Following Monday’s Classic action at Deauville and Cologne, Kentucky, after suffering from an undetermined illness, Emma Berry has the latest edition of The Weekly Wrap. Click Juddmonte Farms announced via press release. He was 7-years- or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. old. AIt is with great sadness that Juddmonte confirms that Arrogate was euthanized this morning, after a battle to save him [from] an illness that began last week. It is still unclear what the illness was and a post -mortem is currently being carried out,@ the release said. AArrogate had a very successful breeding season this year, until last week when his breeding was suspended due to an initial suspected sore neck,@ it continued. ALater in the week, he fell to the ground in his stall and efforts to get him back up proved unsuccessful. He was transported to the Hagyard Clinic under the care of Dr. Bob Hunt and Dr. Nathan Slovis with Dr. Steve Reed representing the insurance company. AThey worked tirelessly with the staff from the Hagyard Clinic eliminating all the obvious causes and performing all available tests, including spinal tap evaluation, X-ray, ultrasound, CT Scan and many blood tests. AUnfortunately, Arrogate was still unable to stand after four exhausting days for him. His will to fight, so valuable to him on the racetrack, became a challenge in his care. When serious secondary health issues set in, the decision was made to put him to sleep.@ Cont. p3 HE WON CALIFORNIA'S BEST RACES AT 2 & 3. 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He was too young to go and he was just starting out his stud career. For him to go so young is sad. He will be greatly missed. He got to breed a little bit so we will see a few of them, but I would have loved to see him get a big chance at being a sire.@ A $560,000 purchase at Keenealnd September, Arrogate was named a >TDN Rising Star= for a powerful second-out graduation in June of 2016. Two starts later, he shattered the 33-year-old track record for 10 furlongs at Saratoga when romping to a devastating 13 1/2-length score in the GI Travers S. in 1:59.36, earning a 122 Beyer (video). AHe was truly one of the fastest race horses of all time,@ said Smith. ARunning under two minutes that day in Saratoga to win the Travers was just incredible. I honestly won with room to spare. He could have gone faster. When he ran his A-race he was like a train going downhill with no breaks. He just continued to go faster and faster and faster.@ Trained up to the GI Breeders= Cup Classic by Baffert, he ran down Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) to win by a half-length, securing Eclipse champion 3-year-old male honors. AHe did things effortlessly,@ said Baffert. AOnce he got rolling, he was just a machine. And he had the pedigree to back it up. He had it all.@ Cruising to victory in the inaugural GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. in his 4-year-old debut, the hulking gray produced a jaw-dropping performance, arguably his career best, when overcoming a disastrous break to win the G1 Dubai World Cup (video) with ease over eventual Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}). TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 12 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JUNE 3, 2020 Arrogate cont. OBS 2yo in Training Cont. from p1 AThe Dubai race is probably the greatest performance by any horse I have ever trained,@ recalled Baffert. AFor me, it was so AShe definitely exceeded all expectations,@ Sierra Farm emotional. He gave me goose bumps. Secretariat has always manager Michael Callanan admitted after the breeze show been the bar. You always want to have a horse like Secretariat. Tuesday. ARandy sent Sharon and me a text right when she was That night, Secretariat would have had a tough time with in the chute. And then the next text, I just said, >Holy crap.' And Arrogate.@ Randy wrote back >Yes. Holy crap.' I don't think even Randy Arrogate was runner-up in the GI TVG Pacific Classic two starts thought she'd go that fast, to be honest with you.@ later before finishing his career with a fifth when defending his Sierra Farm began consigning yearlings under its own banner title in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic. three years ago and had its first seven-figure yearling at the AI have gotten to train three of the most gifted horses ever, 2018 Keeneland September sale. Hip 429 was originally slated to American Pharoah, Justify and Arrogate,@ said Baffert. AOne of be offered at Keeneland last fall, but was rerouted and is now those horses would be a horse of a lifetime for any trainer and I among the first handful of juveniles the farm will offer at got three in a row. Fortunately, [Arrogate] has three crops. I auction as 2-year-olds this year. have tried to steer a lot of people his way as a sire because I AShe was a really nice filly as a yearling, but right before the knew his greatness.@ sale, she came up with a little X-ray issue that was going to take In addition to his 3-year-old championship, Arrogate was some time,@ Callanan said. AWe entered her in the October sale, named the Longines World=s Best Racehorse in 2016 and 2017. but we talked to Randy at September and he said, >Mike, don=t Bred by Clearsky Farms and out of a MSW/GSP Bubbler put her in the sale.