Arrogate is returning to racing after a nearly four-month layoff with a bulls-eye on his back.
The 4-year-old colt ranked the world’s No. 1 horse brings a seven-race winning streak into the San Diego Handicap on Saturday at Del Mar. He won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic last year, the $12 million Pegasus World Cup in January and the $10 million Dubai World Cup in his last start on March 25.
His career earnings of $17,084,600 are a North American record.
So what’s a big-shot like him doing in a $300,000 stakes?
It’s a tuneup for more prestigious races later on and the first of three potential starts the colt will make at the seaside track north of San Diego.