American Pharoah ‘on target’ in Breeders’ buildup (Reuters)

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah was “on target” in his Breeders’ Cup Classic preparation after completing his toughest workout since finishing a shocking second in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga in August. The 3-year-old has been working out at his home track in California for longer than initially expected because of cold, wet weather over the past week in Kentucky, where he is set to end his stellar career at this month’s Breeders’ Cup Classic. “He went really well,” Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, 62, told reporters after American Pharoah had worked seven furlongs in 1:23 flat before galloping out a mile in a rapid 1:35.40 at the Santa Anita race track in Arcadia, California on Wednesday.