Bob Baffert trainees Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) and Gaming (Game Winner), who made up the exacta in the GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar Nov. 1, were among several notables to record timed workouts Saturday morning at Santa Anita.
A contender for the Eclipse Award as the top 2-year-old colt, Citizen Bull drilled alongside stablemate Richi (Chi) (Practical Joke) going five furlongs in 59.40 seconds, which was the second-fastest of 59 works at the distance. Gaming worked five furlongs in 1:02.60.
For Citizen Bull, this was his third work since besting his stablemate by 1 1/2 lengths in the Juvenile. Gaming followed his performance at the seaside oval with a third-place finish in the GII Los Alamitos Futurity Dec. 14. He returned to the tab with a five-furlong move in 1:02.60.
Also working for the Hall of Fame trainer was Pleasant, who finished third in the GI PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint when making her second start off a 13-month layoff. The 4-year-old Munnings filly, who is nominated to run in Saturday's GIII Las Flores going six furlongs at Santa Anita, worked five furlongs from the gate in 1:00.00.
Eagles Flight (Curlin), the half-brother to Horse of the Year Flightline, fired a bullet for trainer John Sadler. The colt blitzed five furlongs in 59.0 seconds, which was the fastest of 59 moves at the distance. In his debut May 27 at Santa Anita, Eagles Flight rolled to a an impressive 2 3/4-length victory going six furlongs and had a 'TDN Rising Star' pinned to his saddle.
GIII Bob Hope winner Bullard, a perfect 2-for-2 for trainer Michael McCarthy, worked five furlongs in 1:00.80. The Gun Runner colt, who was named a 'TDN Rising Star' is nominated to run in next Saturday's GII San Vicente Stakes going seven furlongs at Santa Anita.
Also working for McCarthy was GI Hollywood Derby winner Formidable Man (City of Light). The 3-year-old colt worked four furlongs on the main track in 47.60 seconds, which was the second fastest of 53 moves at the distance.
Trainer Tim Yakteen worked both McKinzie Street and Practical Dream, a filly. McKinzie Street, who has hit the board in a trio of graded stakes including both the GI Del Mar Futurity and GI American Pharoah Stakes, drilled four furlongs in 51.40 seconds. The McKinzie colt most recently was third in the Bob Hope.
Practical Dream, winner of last month's Desi Arnaz Stakes at Del Mar, worked four furlongs in 47.80. It was the third-fastest of 54 moves at the distance. Practical Dream, by Practical Joke, most recently finished sixth in GII Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos when making her two-turn debut Dec. 7.
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