Bob Baffert has a three-year-old to go to war with in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) after all.

Preview of Saturday's Goodwood (G1), City of Hope Mile (G2), and three more graded stakes at Santa Anita.

Trainer Mark Glatt wasn’t exactly thrilled when Dr. Venkman drew the rail in Saturday’s Pat O’Brien (G2) at Del Mar, but the post ended up being a blessing in disguise.

The retirement this summer of Raging Torrent was bad news for the miler division, but good news for the horses entered in the $250,000 Pat O'Brien (G2) at Del Mar on Saturday.

Nysos towered over the field in the San Diego H. (G2), and later at Del Mar, Lovesick Blues punched his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) in the Bing Crosby (G1).

The 1 1/16-mile San Diego (G2) marks the first two-turn race for Nysos since February 2024.

On a stakes-packed Saturday at Santa Anita, Locked impressed with an 8 1/2-length demolition of the historic Santa Anita H. (G1).

A lightly-raced four-year-old starred in Saturday’s $300,000 San Diego H. (G2) at Del Mar, but it wasn’t 2-5 favorite Arabian Knight.

Last seen finishing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), the ultra-talented but lightly raced Arabian Knight returns to action in Saturday’s San Diego H. (G2) at Del Mar.

Country Grammer was the favorite in Saturday’s Awesome Again (G1) at Santa Anita, but the “other Baffert” angle came to the fore when Defunded pocketed the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) “Win and You’re In.”

C R K Stable’s Express Train suffered a heartbreaker when collared late in the 2021 Santa Anita H. (G1), but the 11-10 favorite would not be denied the trophy in Saturday’s $651,000 renewal.

Successful title defenses were the theme at Santa Anita on Saturday. Merneith rebuffed Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) heroine Ce Ce to retain her crown in the Santa Monica (G2), and Express Train likewise scored a repeat in the San Pasqual (G2).