Arrogate

Arrogate
Arrogate with Mike Smith prior to the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic
Sire	Unbridled's Song
Grandsire	Unbridled
Dam	Bubbler
Damsire	Distorted Humor
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	February 6, 2013
Country	United States
Color	Gray
Breeder	Clearsky Farms
Owner	Juddmonte Farms
Trainer	Bob Baffert
Record	6: 5-0-1
Earnings	$4,084,600
Major wins
Travers Stakes (2016) Breeders' Cup Classic (2016)
Awards
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (2016)

Arrogate (foaled February 6, 2013) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic. He also won the Travers Stakes in a track record in his first stakes appearance and was named the 2016 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse.

Arrogate is a gray colt bred in Kentucky by Clearsky Farms. As a yearling the colt was consigned to Keeneland September sale and was bought for $560,000 by Juddmonte Farms, the racing operation of Khalid bin Abdullah. Arrogate was sent into training with Bob Baffert in California. Arrogate's front teeth were knocked back as a yearling, probably after being kicked by another horse. One tooth became infected and was removed, which slows down his eating but otherwise has no impact.

Arrogate was sired by the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Unbridled's Song, whose other major winners have included Will Take Charge, the sprinter Zensational and the Breeders' Cup winners Unrivaled Belle and Unbridled Elaine. Arrogate's dam Bubbler was a successful racemare who won six of her nine races.

Arrogate made his track debut in a six furlong maiden race at Los Alamitos Race Course on April 17, 2016. Ridden by Martin Garcia, he started the odds-on favorite but finished third behind Westbrook and Accelerate. On June 5, he was moved up in distance and recorded his first victory in a maiden over eight and a half furlongs at Santa Anita Park, leading from the start and winning by two and a half lengths from Giant Expectations. He was partnered in this race by Rafael Bejarano, who rode him in his next two races. Nineteen days later, at the same track, Arrogate contested an allowance race against older horses and won again, beating Fusaichi Samurai by five and a quarter lengths after leading from start. On August 4, the colt appeared in an allowance race at Del Mar and started odd-on favorite against two older opponents. After racing in third place in the early running, he took the lead in the straight and won by one and three quarter lengths from Krito.