Arabian Knight held off Geaux Rocket Ride to win the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar. It's the seventh victory in the West Coast's major summer race for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
DEL MAR, Calif. — Arabian Knight held off Geaux Rocket Ride to win the $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his seventh victory in the race at Del Mar.
The victory earned Arabian Knight an automatic entry into the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, to be run at his home track of Santa Anita in November.The result was a reversal of the $1 million Haskell in July at Monmouth Park, with Geaux Rocket Ride winning and Arabian Knight finishing second.AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports
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