Bolt d'Oro Looks 'Perfect' in Breeders' Cup Work

Unbeaten Bolt d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro) worked five furlongs in company Sunday at Santa Anita in preparation for Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, completing the drill in 1:02.20 (28/59) under regular rider Corey Nakatani.

“He looked perfect,” said owner/trainer Mick Ruis, who watched Bolt's work along with his wife and co-owner, Wendy. “His stride looked good. I just wanted to give him a little air today and then bring him into the race just where he is right now. He worked in company with Midnight Harbor (Midnight Lute), who we used as gauge. [Juan] Ochoa has a really good clock in his head and we were hoping to get about a minute flat for Bolt. Corey didn't really move on him. He looked really, really good.”

Bolt d'Oro is coming off a 7 3/4-length romp in the Sept. 30 GI FrontRunner S.

Other Breeders' Cup contenders working at Santa Anita Sunday included:

• Mor Spirit (Eskendereya) (Dirt Mile) worked six furlongs from the gate in a bullet 1:13.40 (1/7). It was the 4-year-old's sixth straight time working from the gate. “It has nothing to do with how he breaks in a race,” trainer Bob Baffert said of the gate works. “He's always been sort of a lazy work horse, and working from the gate, he gets a lot more out of it. I was really happy with his breeze and I feel really good about the way he's training.”

• West Coast (Flatter) (Classic) went five furlongs in 1:00.40 (5/59).

• Cupid (Tapit) (Dirt Mile) went five furlongs in 1:00.40 (5/59).

• Solomini (Curlin) (Juvenile) went five furlongs in 1:01 flat (9/59).

• Midnight Storm (Pioneerof the Nile) (Dirt Mile) went four furlongs in :48.40 (6/47).

• Ransom the Moon (Malibu Moon) (Sprint) went four furlongs in a bullet :47 flat (1/47).

Working over the turf at Del Mar Sunday:

• GI Breeders' Cup Turf hopeful Oscar Performance (Kitten's Joy) worked a half-mile in :47 flat (3/11).

“He went as comfortable as a horse could work,” trainer Brian Lynch told Gary Yunt of the Breeders' Cup notes team. “The way he did it, I thought he went in :49. It was quicker than his work last week at Keeneland [4f, :51.40]. The main work was done last week at Keeneland and this was very good as well.”

• Cambodia (War Front) (F/M Turf) worked five furlongs in 1:01.40 (1/2).

• Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy) (Turf Sprint) went four furlongs in :48.60 (8/11).

• Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) (Juv Turf) worked four furlongs in :47.80 (6/11).

• War Flag (War Front) (F/M Turf) worked five furlongs in 1:03.20 (2/2).

• Hunt (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) (Turf) worked six furlongs in 1:14.80 (1/1).

• Birdie Gold (Birdstone) (F/M Turf) worked four furlongs in :49.60 (11/11).

• Om (Munnings) (Mile) went three furlongs in :35.20 (1/6).