Immaculately Bred Arrogate Colt Gets ‘Rising Star’ Nod

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Juddmonte's ARTORIUS (c, 3, Arrogate–Paulassilverlining, by Ghostzapper) backed up his highly impressive runner-up effort on his six-furlong Keeneland debut Apr. 16 with a similarly strong performance when stretched to a mile Friday at Belmont. His deceptively easy 3/4-length success over big-figure maiden Gasoline (Curlin x Yellow Agate) earns him the 'TDN Rising Star' designation. With the vanguard early, the dark bay eased back to sit third and on the fence behind a sharp opening quarter-mile in :22.98. Shuffled back one position to sit midfield past the half in :46.61, Artorius was back into the bit and ready to roll while in need of running room as the field hit the top of the stretch. The gap came one off the inside with a bit more than a furlong to travel, and Artorius took it, wanted to run around a bit at the eighth pole, received a few reminders from Irad Ortiz, Jr. and held sway to win narrowly, yet comfortably. Gasoline, who finished a neck behind subsequent Texas Derby winner King Ottoman (Curlin) in fourth in a May 7 Churchill maiden going this one-turn mile configuration, prompted the pace throughout and boxed on gamely once passed in another high-class outing. Read more on Artorius in Steve Sherack's 'Second Chances' column. Artorius is the first North American 'Rising Star' for his late sire and second overall. O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Chad Brown.

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