ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Divisidero finally won a graded stakes race away from Churchill Downs, and his victory Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Arlington Handicap gave trainer Kelly Rubley her first graded stakes win anywhere. Closing from ninth under Jevian Toledo, Divisidero followed favored Synchrony’s bid past the three-furlong pole, came abreast Synchrony and Revved Up at the quarter-pole, and put the Arlington Handicap to bed with his slingshot move into the homestretch. Divisidero had a half-length lead at the stretch call and, despite Revved Up’s efforts to get back on terms, held the same advantage at the wire. Synchrony, plugging away between horses, was another half-length back in third, Tizzarunner fourth by the same margin. Six-year-old Divisidero was making his third start since Thomas Keithley, who races as Gunpowder Farms, moved the horse to Rubley at the Fair Hill training center from longtime trainer Buff Bradley. Divisidero was second by three-quarters of a length in the Monmouth Stakes his first start this year and a tough-luck fourth last out in the Wise Dan at Churchill, a race in which he got shuffled back to last at the three-furlong pole. “I think the last two times he just needed the races after the layoff,” said Toledo. “Last time he still ran huge. Today, he was going to be ready to go.” Roman Approval crossed over from the outside post to lead, setting moderate splits of 23.99 and 48.83 seconds while chased by Just Howard and Compass Zone. Revved Up was fourth on the outside with Synchrony midpack and between horses as Divisidero, caught a few paths wide, ran along farther behind. It was Synchrony upon whom Toledo kept his eye, shadowing the moves of jockey Joe Bravo on the even-money favorite. “I read the program and that was the horse to beat. I just tried to follow him the entire way,” Toledo said. “When he made his move at the quarter pole, I knew I had to go before he opened up.” Synchrony didn’t run poorly but he failed to demonstrate the same spark that had won the Fair Grounds Handicap and the Mervin Muniz this year. “I don’t know what it was really,” said trainer Mike Stidham. “Maybe the little bit of extra distance didn’t help. He couldn’t have been training any better.” Divisidero, racing under 121 pounds and getting one pound from Synchrony, was timed in 1:54.03 for the 1 3/16 miles over firm turf and paid $7 to win. Divisidero has won three graded stakes at Churchill Downs, including the Grade 1 Turf Classic twice, but had lost his 10 stakes starts away from his favorite course. He finished seventh in the 2017 Arlington Million but, Rubley said, could return for another try in the race next month. “All things being well, I think we’d be headed in that direction if it all works out that way,” said Rubley. Divisidero also won for the first time beyond 1 1/8 miles; he would have to negotiate another half-furlong if he comes to the Million. Just getting to the race would be another milestone for Rubley, who has about 50 horses in training at Fair Hill after going out on her own in 2014. The former assistant to trainers Barclay Tagg and Jimmy Toner had gone 0-1-2 with her first 25 graded-stakes starters, but the first 23 of those came with horses not named Divisidero. “He’s the friskiest horse at home, the happiest horse,” Rubley said. Saturday, he made his young trainer smile.