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Arrogate Breaks Travers Record

Lucas Willard
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WAMC

A longshot has won the marquee race at Saratoga Race Course in the fastest time in history.

The New York Racing Association capped attendance at 50,000, and it was a packed track to see Arrogate win the 1.25 million dollar race for 3-year-olds.

Last year's trip to Saratoga was a disappointing one for California-based trainer Bob Baffert, whose Triple Crown winner American Pharoah finished second in the Travers.

This year was a different story. Baffert's Arrogate ran away with the Mid-Summer Derby, easily breaking loose from his 12 opponents. Jockey Mike Smith also flew in from California for the day.

Arrogate was sent off at 11-1 odds.

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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