Full Serrano on Track for Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

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Hronis Racing's Full Serrano (Arg) (Full Mast), most recently second in the GI FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic, worked five furlongs in :59.80 (3/32) at Santa Anita Monday. Trainer John Sadler said the 5-year-old is targeting the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, rather than the 1 1/4-miles GI Breeders' Cup Classic.

“He got sick and missed some time when he came back up from Del Mar,” Sadler said Monday. “He wasn't able to run in the [Sept. 28] California Crown and I'm not sure if he'd be ready to go a mile-and-a-quarter.”

Full Serrano won an allowance at Del Mar in his U.S. debut in August and was making his second start in the country when he came up half-length short of Mixto (Good Magic) in the Pacific Classic.

Trainer Bob Baffert sent a pair of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile contenders to work in company at Santa Anita Monday. GI Del Mar Futurity winner Gaming (Game Winner) and GI American Pharoah Stakes winner Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) both went five furlongs in :59.00 (1/32).

In addition to his Juvenile prospects, Baffert also worked Breeders' Cup Classic contender Newgate (Into Mischief) (5f, 1:00.00, 4/32) and Breeders' Cup Mile contenders Fort Bragg (Tapit) (4f, :49.40, 24/46) and Muth (Good Magic) (4f, :47.40, 5/46) Monday in Arcadia.

Stronghold (Ghostzapper), winner of the GI Santa Anita Derby in April, worked three furlongs in :39.80 (25/25) Monday in Arcadia for trainer Phil D'Amato. It was the sophomore's first work since finishing second in the Sept. 21 GI Pennsylvania Derby. Over the weekend, D'Amato said Stronghold is possible for the Dirt Mile or he could wait for the Dec. 26 GI Malibu Stakes.

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