Overview
- Nevada Beach scored an 8-1 upset in the Grade 1 Goodwood under Mike Smith, defeating heavy favorite Full Serrano by 1½ lengths to secure an automatic Breeders’ Cup Classic berth.
- Bob Baffert scratched Gaming from the Goodwood, calling it “not a good spot,” leaving Nevada Beach and Privman to represent the barn in the race.
- Imagination captured the Grade 2 Santa Anita Sprint Championship and earned a fees‑paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, a target Baffert said is now in play.
- Cavalieri won the Zenyatta Stakes as stablemate Seismic Beauty was confirmed to go straight to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff without another prep.
- Equibase noted Baffert leads North American trainers with 260 Grade 1 wins since 1976, while decisions such as whether juvenile Brant runs in the Oct. 4 American Pharoah or trains up to the Juvenile remain pending.