Cornucopian, making his first start since April, overcame some difficulties on Saturday at Santa Anita to deliver a commanding three-length win over 6 1\/2 furlongs. Jockey Juan Hernandez eased up in the stretch as Cornucopian finished in 1 minute 15.58 seconds. According to Brad Free from the Daily Racing Form, the colt earned an impressive Beyer Speed Figure of 97 for this performance.<\/p>\n
The 4-year-old colt, sired by Into Mischief and trained by Bob Baffert, was initially set to return in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on December 28 at Santa Anita, but was scratched after he stumbled and fell over during saddling. Last year, Cornucopian began as a 4-5 favorite in the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, where he secured a fourth-place finish following a debut win at Hot Springs a month prior. In his subsequent race on April 27 at Aqueduct, he placed second in a one-mile race, trailing by 3 1\/4 lengths in a three-horse field before being sidelined.<\/p>\n
Purchased for $1.1 million at the 2023 Keeneland September Sale, Cornucopian races under a broad partnership that includes SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, and others. Earlier on Saturday, his stablemate Potente, another Into Mischief offspring, secured his first win in a six-furlong race against fellow three-year-olds, clocking 1:10.65 and earning a Beyer Speed Figure of 79. Potente was sold for $2.4 million as a yearling, owned by Speedway Stable.<\/p>\n
In other Saturday highlights, Westwood, trained by John Shirreffs and ridden by Kazushi Kimura, claimed victory in the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes by 2 3\/4 lengths, earning a Beyer of 93. This marked Westwood\u2019s first stakes win; the 4-year-old gelding is a son of Authentic. Additionally, Princesa Moche, trained by Doug O\u2019Neill, notched her first stakes triumph by a neck in the Grade 3 Megahertz Stakes, contested over a mile on turf. The 6-year-old Peruvian mare clocked 1:36.09 and earned an 84 Beyer Speed Figure.<\/p>\n
This article originally appeared in the Paulick Report on February 1, 2026, under the News section. Click here to select the Paulick Report as your preferred news source.<\/em><\/p>\n Fan Take:<\/strong> Cornucopian\u2019s strong return after a long layoff signals the potential for a renewed star in the making, providing excitement for fans eager to see top-tier competition. Meanwhile, the emergence of new stakes winners like Westwood and Princesa Moche showcases the depth and diversity of talent flourishing in the sport, promising thrilling races ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cornucopian, making his first start since April, overcame some difficulties on Saturday at Santa Anita to deliver a commanding three-length win over 6 1\/2 furlongs. Jockey Juan Hernandez eased up in the stretch as Cornucopian finished in 1 minute 15.58 seconds. According to Brad Free from the Daily Racing Form, the colt earned an impressive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2443],"tags":[2955],"class_list":{"0":"post-40795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fighting","8":"tag-horse-racing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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