ARCADIA, Calif. – Accelerate, McKinzie, and West Coast, three of the leading contenders in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 3 at Churchill Downs, all could not have looked better in their final drills for the race on Saturday morning at Santa Anita. They were three of 11 locally based horses who are scheduled to run in Breeders’ Cup races next weekend who worked on Saturday. Accelerate, per usual, was on the track right after the first renovation break at 6:30 and went by himself. He polished off six furlongs in 1:12.60, then continued with a big gallop-out. Private clocker Gary Young had him going out seven furlongs in 1:26.40 and a full mile in 1:39.40. This was another solid drill for Accelerate, who beat West Coast in the Awesome Again in his final prep last month and has worked three times since. Juan Leyva, trainer John Sadler’s assistant trainer and a former jockey, was aboard. “I’m delighted. He went great,” Sadler said. Sadler said he worked Accelerate stronger that he might have because he’s fearful he won’t have ideal training conditions for gallops next week at Churchill Downs. Accelerate flies to Kentucky on Sunday. “We may get some days where we don’t even train next week,” Sadler said. McKinzie and West Coast, both trained by Bob Baffert, both worked in company but not against one another. Joe Talamo was aboard McKinzie, who went five furlongs in 1:00 right after Accelerate’s work. Baffert had him going out six furlongs in 1:13. West Coast, who is often an indifferent work horse, looked sensational in his work, which was officially a half-mile in 47.20 seconds but was far more than that, as he broke off at the 4 1/2-furlong pole – typical for Baffert – and worked to the 7 1/2 while under a pull, then galloped out strongly. Drayden Van Dyke was up. “He went nice, didn’t he?” Baffert said. “Better than he ever has.” Baffert’s runners do not leave until Tuesday. He is hoping to get Collected into the Classic, but that prospect grew more dim on Saturday when the connections of Lone Sailor elected to go in the Classic rather than the Dirt Mile. He was pre-entered in both. Collected is currently ranked 16th on the list for the Classic, assuming that City of Light – who was pre-entered in both the Classic and Dirt Mile – goes in the Dirt Mile, as expected. A maximum of 14 can run in the Classic. Entries are due on Monday morning, with posts drawn later in the day. Baffert and Sadler had several other horses work for the Breeders’ Cup, including Marley’s Freedom and Selcourt, headed for a showdown in the Filly and Mare Sprint. Marley’s Freedom, trained by Baffert and the race’s likely favorite, sizzled a half-mile in 47 seconds, equaling the fastest time of 53 at the distance Saturday morning with her workmate, the 3-year-old sprinter Super Sol. Selcourt, coming off a layoff for Sadler, went five furlongs by herself in 1:00.40. Sadler also sent out Catalina Cruiser, who is unbeaten and the likely favorite for the Dirt Mile, for a five-furlong work in 59.80 seconds in which he drew away from the older mare Shenandoah Queen late. Those three Sadler runners leave for Kentucky on Sunday. Much Better, trained by Baffert, worked five furlongs on the dirt in 1:01.40 in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf on Friday. Jerry Hollendorfer’s pair for the Juvenile, Dueling (49.40 seconds) and Gunmetal Gray (48.60 seconds), both worked a half-mile. Flavien Prat was on Gunmetal Gray and has the mount. “I’m very happy with both of them,” Hollendorfer said of his pair, who are scheduled to leave for Kentucky on Sunday. On the training track, Skye Diamonds worked five furlongs in 1:02.20 for trainer Bill Spawr in her final tune-up for the Filly and Mare Sprint, and Summering zipped five furlongs in 59.80 seconds – the fastest of seven works at the distance on the training track – for the Juvenile Fillies Turf for trainer Tom Proctor. :: Visit our Breeders' Cup one-stop shop for PPs, Clocker Reports, and more