Newgate Among Four Breeders' Cup Contenders to Work at Santa Anita

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GI Breeders' Cup Classic contender 'TDN Rising Star' GISW Newgate (Into Mischief), along with three other horses pre-entered in this weekend's championships at Del Mar, worked Sunday morning at Santa Anita.

Firing his second bullet in a row going five furlongs, this time in :58.80, the Bob Baffert-trainee shared the top ranking on the morning with John Sadler runner GSP-Arg & GISP Full Serrano (Arg) (Full Mast). In the Classic, Newgate will be making his second start since returning from a six-month layoff after a ninth-place finish in the G1 Dubai World Cup. He was last seen running third in the GI California Crown Stakes. According to a release from the Breeders' Cup group, Newgate is expected to ship to Del Mar Monday.

“I have always worked [Newgate] with blinkers, and I am going to leave them on for this race,” said Baffert. “He had them earlier in his career; I want him to be a little more focused. Very happy with the work; he looked great today. I just wanted to sharpen him up. We're all good.”

Full Serrano is an Argentinian import turned Grade I-placed runner in North America after he came within a half-length of winning the GI Pacific Classic Stakes in just his second U.S. start for Hronis Racing. He is pre-entered in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

MyRacehorse's MGSW Straight No Chaser (Speightster) went to the track for Dan Blacker, working four furlongs in :47.20 (2/62). Pre-entered in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, he was last seen exiting a stylish 6 1/2-length win in the GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship.

Rounding out the Breeders' Cup workers was MGSW & GISP Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile), who is an also-eligible for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf but expected to get in. Trained by George Papaprodromou, he worked five furlongs in :59.80, the sixth fastest on the morning.

The post-position draw for the Breeders' Cup is Monday, Oct. 28 at 4:00 p.m. PT, and will be broadcast live on FanDuel TV.

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