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12/13 19:35 CST Litmus Test gives trainer Bob Baffert 9th win in Los Alamitos
Futurity, earns Kentucky Derby points
Litmus Test gives trainer Bob Baffert 9th win in Los Alamitos Futurity, earns
Kentucky Derby points
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) --- Heavily-favored Litmus Test won the $200,500 Los
Alamitos Futurity by 1 1/4 lengths Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob
Baffert his ninth win in the race for 2-year-olds.
The colt led a 1-2-3 finish for Baffert. Blacksmith was second and Provenance
was third after setting the pace for most of the way.
Ridden by Juan Hernandez, Litmus Test ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.38 and paid
$3.20 and $2.20 as the 3-5 favorite. There was no show wagering because of the
small field. The colt has two wins in five career starts and earnings of
$350,168.
"He's getting better and the way he's bred he's going to get better with age,"
Baffert said. "He's a horse we've always been very high on."
Litmus Test was coming off a fourth-place finish in last month's Breeders' Cup
Juvenile. The colt earned 10 qualifying points for next year's Kentucky Derby
and with 19 points overall, he stands second on the Derby leaderboard.
Blacksmith returned $3.60 as the 4-1 second choice. Provenace was another 3 1/3
lengths back in third.
Acknowledgemeplz, American King and Captivator completed the order of finish.
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