SARATOGA SPRINGS -- He's the bad boy of the New York racing circuit, a troubled athlete whose riding career has miraculously survived his turbulent past. Call it luck, call it talent, call it what you may. At Saratoga this season, Norberto Arroyo Jr. will get a second chance.
"I'm taking things a lot more serious than I ever have," Arroyo said Thursday, 10 victories away from notching his 1,000th career win. "I've had my problems in life, but this time I hit the bottom."
"This time" was his latest absence from racing, a six-month penalty levied in 2008 by the New Jersey Racing Commission. It has been three-and-a-half weeks since the 32-year-old Puerto …
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