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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — With the number of stalls available in the starting gate for the Breeders’ Cup Classic down to a handful, a diverse group of remaining hopefuls will be looking to post wins in three divisional races this Saturday: the Awesome Again Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita, the Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs and the Woodward (G2) at Aqueduct. All three races have attracted good-sized fields. Following is a brief look at three of the top contenders in each. The Awesome Again ...

DEFUNDED RATES TOP BILLING IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $300,000 AWESOME AGAIN AS FIELD OF NINE GO 1 1/8 MILES IN PREP FOR BC CLASSIC

Arabian Knight, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Flavien Prat, won Saturday's FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar.

Arabian Knight held off Geaux Rocket Ride by a neck to win the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar. It's the record seventh victory in the West Coast's major summer race for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. The win earns Arabian Knight an automatic entry into the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, to be run at his home track of Santa Anita in November. Arabian Knight paid $6.20 to win. The result was a reversal of the $1 million Haskell in July at Monmouth Park. That's where G...

Saturday’s 11-race program at Del Mar is as good as it gets for the racing fan, with full fields top to bottom and concluding with five graded stakes.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

Trainer John Shirreffs’ colt, who has raced just once since being scratched from the Kentucky Derby, joins morning-line favorite Geaux Rocket Ride and Arabian Knight in the 11-horse field.

The #$1-million FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar is less than a week away and many nominees for the $1-million race put in their final works this weekend for the 1 1/4-mile test for 3-year-old and older.

Pacific Classic hopeful Skinner’s most recent work came last Saturday. He went seven-furlongs in 1:26.40 at Del Mar (1/2).

Dave Tuley and his team of horse racing friends look for value at tracks from coast to coast.