Sent off as part of an entry at just over 3-1, DJ Stable’s Adversity (Arrogate–Artemis Agrotera, by Roman Ruler) became the first winner for her late freshman sire (by Unbridled’s Song) with a second-out success Monday at Saratoga.Asked to win her race in upper stretch, she hit the front about a furlong from home and kept on to score by a comfortable 2 1/4 lengths.Adversity made a single appearance at public auction, fetching $335,000 at OBS April after breezing her eighth of a mile in a smooth :10 flat.
A son of Unbridled’s Song, Arrogate was North America’s Champion 3YO Male in 2016, and won seven of just 11 starts, including the G1 Travers Stakes, G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, G1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational, and G1 Dubai World Cup.
The flashy grey sadly died in 2020 after a long neurological illness.