Arrogate, Stellar Wind put in works

ARCADIA, Calif. – Arrogate, the world’s top-rated horse, the champion Stellar Wind, and the 2017 Grade 1 winners Cupid and Paradise Woods were among 238 horses with recorded workouts at Santa Anita on Sunday.

Arrogate, unraced since winning the $10 million Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates on March 25, worked a half-mile in 46.80 seconds. Trainer Bob Baffert timed Arrogate in a slightly slower 47 seconds.

The official time reflected the fastest of 105 works at the distance and was Arrogate’s third workout this month. A 4-year-old colt owned by Juddmonte Farms, Arrogate is scheduled to start in the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at 1 1/16 miles at Del Mar on July 22.

Baffert said the main goal for the summer is the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Aug. 19.

Stellar Wind, the winner of the Grade 1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita on June 3, worked a half-mile in 48.40 seconds. The champion 3-year-old filly of 2015, Stellar Wind is unbeaten in two starts this year for owners Pete and Kosta Hronis and trainer John Sadler. She won the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park in April.

The Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at 1 1/16 miles for fillies and mares at Del Mar on July 30 is Stellar Wind’s next likely start. She won the race in 2016.

Cupid worked five furlongs in 59.20 seconds, the fastest of 67 recorded works at the distance. Cupid won the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita at 1 1/4 miles in his first start of 2017 on May 27 and is being pointed to the Grade 2 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park on July 8, Baffert said last week.

Paradise Woods, who won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Oaks on April 8, worked a half-mile in 48.20 seconds, her first major exercise since finishing 11th as the 6-5 favorite in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 5.

Paradise Woods was given a brief rest in May following the loss in Kentucky, trainer Richard Mandella said.

“The break did her good,” Mandella said. “She let down and gained a little weight.

“We’re starting her toward Del Mar. We can go turf or dirt. We’ll play it by ear.”

The top race for 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar is the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks, a $300,000 turf race run at 1 1/8 miles on Aug. 19.