Plutarch stepped up with a game performance and delivered Bob Baffert a record-extending 14th edition of the Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, prevailing by three-quarters of a length.

Desert Gate is the top draw in Saturday's Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, a Kentucky Derby qualifier, and one of three runners from the stable of Bob Baffert.

Unraced since his victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), last year’s divisional champion Citizen Bull picked up right where he left off in Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita.

Baoma Corp’s Nysos remained unbeaten with another scintillating display in Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis (G3), motoring clear by 7 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita.

The first of four stakes races at Santa Anita on Saturday, the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) pits just four promising sophomores against each other.

Three-year-olds can progress rapidly at this time of winter, as Messier demonstrated with a victory in the Robert B. Lewis S. (G3) on Sunday at Santa Anita.

Simplifying the Holy Bull, a vote of confidence in the Withers, and London rising for Lewis points

The Lewis shapes up as arguably the trickier race to handicap, with a well-matched field. But the Holy Bull might have a greater impact over the long haul, by producing a major Derby contender.