The son of Angiolo sustained an injury in Uruguay’s G3 Gran Premio Maroñas and is now laid up at the farm, awaiting the start of the breeding season
Arellano, the sprinter who made history in December by becoming the first to win the Gran Premio Félix de Alzaga Unzué (G1) in consecutive editions, has been definitively retired from racing and is now at Haras Masama, ready to begin his career at stud.
The operation of Silvia Schonholz and Marcos Alfonso acquired the full rights to the son of Angiolo, and Arellano now joins the ranks of the formidable Nashville Texan (Forestry), Malenchini (Lizard Island), and Fondo Tropical (Zensational)—whose first crops were born last season.
Arellano had struggled with some physical issues at the start of 2024, from which he had recovered by year’s end. However, when he traveled to Montevideo, Uruguay, to contest the Gran Premio Maroñas (G3), those concerns resurfaced. With the racing prognosis looking bleak, his connections decided not to risk his well-being any further and to transition him into his new phase.
He began his career competing for Stud S. de B. under the guidance of trainer Francisco Arreguy, winning his debut as a two-year-old in one of the Precoces qualifiers at La Plata; he later finished third in the Clásico Nueva Generación. After a couple of less-than-satisfactory performances, he was acquired by Stud Santo Domingo and placed under the tutelage of Guillermo Baglietto.
Arellano’s form improved significantly thereafter, as he notched five consecutive victories between the end of 2023 and the early part of 2024, a streak that included the Unzué and the G3 classics Irlanda and Estados Unidos de América.
It was during that campaign that his physical issues began to take their toll. Following a runner-up finish in the Clásico Diamond Jubilee, his condition deteriorated, culminating in his recall in December to notch a dual win in the international sprint at the Jockey Club turf track.
Following in the paternal line of Storm Cat, who enjoyed great success in Argentina, Arellano is out of Romagna (Bahiaro), a mare who captured the Clásico Caballerizas Argentinas. He is a full brother to classic placed Archenlander (Angiolo) and Le Marchand (Le Blues), as well as to the four-time winner El Romancero (Il Campione), who secured a new victory this Saturday at San Isidro.
With seven wins from 17 starts, Arellano departs the track having achieved an unprecedented feat. Now he embarks on a new chapter at one of the most prominent breeding operations in the interior of the country, where he is sure to receive the opportunity he deserves.
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