Trainer Bob Baffert's horses finish 1-2 in $2 million Juvenile in Breeders' Cup at Del Mar

Citizen Bull has won nan $2 cardinal Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 1 1/2 lengths astatine Del Mar

DEL MAR, Calif. -- Citizen Bull won nan $2 cardinal Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 1 1/2 lengths and Gaming was 2nd astatine Del Mar connected Friday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 decorativeness and his grounds sixth profession triumph successful nan title for 2-year-olds.

Ridden by Martin Garcia, Citizen Bull ran 1 1/16 miles successful 1:43.07. He paid $33.80 astatine 15-1 odds.

Citizen Bull earned 30 qualifying points for nan Kentucky Derby, wherever Baffert will return adjacent twelvemonth for nan first clip since 2021. His three-year ban by Churchill Downs ended successful July.

Gaming was nan 6-1 3rd choice. Baffert's different entry, Getaway Car named for nan Taylor Swift song, vanished 4th astatine 25-1 odds.

“It's breathtaking erstwhile your horses show up,” Baffert said. “I was hoping they'd tally 1-2-3.”

It was Baffert's 19th profession Cup triumph and he collapsed a necktie pinch D. Wayne Lukas for astir Juvenile victories. Jockey Martin Garcia earned his 5th profession Cup win.

“He ever comes through. He's a big-time rider,” Baffert said of Garcia. “He told me, ‘I’m going to triumph it.'”

East Avenue, nan 8-5 favorite, stumbled retired of nan starting gross and astir went down to his knees. He vanished ninth successful nan 10-horse field. Chancer McPatrick, nan 5-2 2nd choice, mislaid for nan first clip successful 4 profession starts and was sixth.

Racing resumes Saturday pinch 9 Cup races, highlighted by nan $7 cardinal Classic.

In different races:

— Magnum Force rallied to overtake leader Governor Sam and triumph nan $1 cardinal Juvenile Turf Sprint by a quarter-length. The 12-1 changeable ran 5 furlongs successful 56.36 seconds and paid $27 to win. Irish trainer Ger Lyons and jockey Colin Keane earned their first Cup victories. Governor Sam, co-owned by Houston Astros free supplier Alex Bregman, vanished third.

— Immersive won nan $2 cardinal Juvenile Fillies by 4 1/2 lengths, giving trainer Brad Cox astatine slightest 1 Cup triumph successful each of nan past 7 years. Ridden by Manny Cox, Immersive ran 1 1/16 miles successful 1:44.36 to stay undefeated. Sent disconnected arsenic nan 2-1 favorite, she paid $6 to win.

— Lake Victoria overcame a challenging travel to triumph nan $1 cardinal Juvenile Fillies Turf by 1 1/4 lengths. The 2-year-old filly ran 1 mile successful 1:34.28 and paid $3.40 arsenic nan 3-5 favorite. Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien earned his 19th profession Cup triumph and jockey Ryan Moore his 15th.

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