Cabo Spirit earned a belated first win of the season Saturday in his conventional style – on the lead – in the $200,000 City of Hope Mile (G2) at Santa Anita.

An automatic bid for the Oct. 31 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) will be awarded to the Goodwood winner.

Trainer Mark Glatt swept both of the graded sprint stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday. Howbeit held on by a pixel in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2), and a half-hour later, Whatmakessammyrun upset the Eddie D. (G2) on turf.

Ain't Easy made it look easy for the second time in as many starts when authoritatively taking Friday's $201,000 Chandelier S. (G2), one of four stakes on opening day of the Santa Anita fall meet.

The opening day of Santa Anita's fall meet on Friday will feature three Breeders' Cup Challenge preps for two-year-olds, as well as a potentially key prep for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1).

Big Runnuer might be the one to fear in Friday's $200,000 Eddie D. Stakes (G2) on opening day of Santa Anita's fall meet.