ACCELERATE & @espinozasvictor cruise to the finish in the G2 @TVG San Diego Handicap @DelMarRacing for @johnwsadler! #EveryRaceEveryDay pic.twitter.com/uqzYzLS64S
— TVG (@TVG) July 23, 2017
ARROGATE, the record-earning colt and among the highest-rated horses in Timeform's history (141 earlier this year and 139 in 2016), suffered a shock defeat at Del Mar in the early hours of this morning.
Juddmonte Farms' star, who is trained by Bob Baffert, was sent off at 1/20 for the Grade 2 TVG San Diego Handicap over eight and a half furlongs at Del Mar but failed to pick up when Mike Smith asked for his effort with under a quarter-mile to go and was eased once it was clear he would finish no better than fourth of the five runners.
The race was won by the John Sadler-trained Accelerate, the chesnut having made all to score by eight and a half lengths in the hands of Victor Espinoza.
This crushing defeat was the grey's first loss since finishing third in a six-furlong contest on his debut in April of last year.
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