Citizen Bull captured the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes presented by DK Horse in front-running fashion to lead a 1-2 finish for trainer Bob Baffert in the Grade 1 race for 2-year-olds Oct. 5 at Santa Anita Park.
Few owners and breeders have been more successful in North American racing than Godolphin, especially in recent years. Since 2021, the global racing and breeding operation has netted six Eclipse Awards for leading owner and breeder, nine Breeders’ Cup wins, and a classic win in the 2021 Belmont Stakes with Essential Quality.
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships serves as the year-end Super Bowl of Thoroughbred racing, a two-day event that brings together the best horses, trainers, jockeys, and owners from across the globe for 14 championship races that anchor a betting extravaganza.
The 2024 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes on Sunday has drawn a six-horse field of fillies and mares headlined by Idiomatic, the defending winner of the race.