Arrogate loses again

One Bob Baffert-trained 4-year-old colt beat another Baffert-trained 4-year-old Saturday to give the Hall of Fame trainer a 1-2 finish in the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar Racetrack. Collected held off 3-5 favorite Arrogate for a half-length victory, the second consecutive loss for Arrogate after he earned more than $17 million during a seven-race winning streak.

One Bob Baffert-trained 4-yearold colt beat another Baffert-trained 4-year-old Saturday afternoon to give the Hall of Fame trainer a 1-2 finish in the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar Racetrack. Collected held off 3-5 favorite Arrogate for a half-length victory, the second consecutive loss for Arrogate after he earned more than $17 million during a seven-race winning streak. Ridden by Martin Garcia, Collected ran 1¼ miles in 2:00.70 at the seaside track north of San Diego. He paid $8, $2.80 and $2.20 as the 3-1 second choice. Collected held off the furious late rush of stablemate Arrogate, thoroughbred racing’s all-time earnings leader, who was trying to bounce back from a stunning fourth-place finish in the San Diego Handicap last month on the same track. Arrogate returned $2.60 and $2.10 as the 3-5 favorite. He was 1 to 20 in his last start. Arrogate has seven victories in 10 career starts and earnings of more than $17 million. Accelerate, who beat Arrogate by 15¼ lengths in the San Diego, was another 3¾ lengths back in third. He paid $2.20. Baffert, winning his fifth Pacific Classic, watched the race on the big video board in the paddock rather than in the stands and stared at the screen with arms folded when Arrogate came up short yet again. Collected, the fourth-place finisher in the 2016 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, is 4-0 this year.

Courtesy of Benoit Photo Collected, ridden by Martin Garcia, holds off 3-5 Arrogate, with Mike Smith, by a half-length to win Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar Racetrack. Collected and Arrogate are both trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert.