Sunday Racing Insight: Last Of The Debuting Arrogates As Pricey Taif Goes At Los Al

3rd-LRC, $39K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1m, 4:30 p.m. ET.
The gone-too-soon Arrogate had a total of 325 foals of racing age, and in the current year his runners have made 800 starts and delivered 146 wins (18%). As a sire, the champion only had the chance to claim three crops and the last of them are now finishing up their 3-year-old season.

At Los Alamitos on Sunday, TAIF is set for his unveiling under Arrogate trainer Bob Baffert. A purchase by Zedan Racing for $1.45 million at the 2023 OBS April Sale, the colt is out of unraced Destine (War Front), who is responsible for six foals, three of whom have raced and delivered two winners. Taif's extended female family includes champion Smoke Glacken (Two Punch), MGSW Smokey Glacken (Forestry) and MGSW Crown of Thorns (Repent). TJCIS PPS