Trainer Bob Baffert's Horses Finish 1-2 in $2 Million Juvenile in Breeders' Cup at Del Mar

 

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Citizen Bull won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 1 1/2 lengths and Gaming was second at Del Mar on

Friday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish and his record sixth career victory in the race for 2-year-olds.

Ridden by Martin Garcia, Citizen Bull ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.07. He paid $33.80 at 15-1 odds.Citizen Bull earned 30 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, where Baffert will return next year for the first time since 2021. His three-year ban by Churchill Downs ended in

July.

Gaming was the 6-1 third choice. Baffert's other entry, Getaway Car named for the Taylor Swift song, finished fourth at 25-1 odds.

“It's exciting when your horses show up,” Baffert said. “I was hoping they'd run 1-2-3.”

It was Baffert's 19th career Cup win and he broke a tie with D. Wayne Lukas for most Juvenile victories.

Jockey Martin Garcia earned his fifth career Cup win.