Deadly Arrogate has Baffert reaching for new superlatives

Arrogate and Mike Smith on the way to a stunning Dubai World Cup victory after setting off in last place

Arrogate: even scarier than Jaws?Credit: Martin Dokoupil

Comparisons with the mighty Frankel were perhaps inevitable after Arrogate produced an astonishing performance to win the $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan over the weekend.

Before the race, the four-year-old's trainer Bob Baffert had even described his stable star - officially rated the world's best horse - as a 'dirt version of Frankel', after his victories in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita last year and the world’s richest race, the $12m Pegasus World Cup in January.

Bob Baffert in the limelight at this week's Longines World Best Racehorse ceremony

Bob Baffert: blown away by Arrogate's desert displayCredit: Eamonn M. McCormack

But after Arrogate’s spectacular last-to-first victory in the desert, the Hall of Fame handler had a different species on his mind for his pride and joy after witnessing the jaw-dropping victory.

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Published on 28 March 2017inNews

Last updated 11:10, 28 March 2017

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