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Bayern eyes San Diego Handicap

Steve Andersen|Jun 18, 2015

Barbara D. Livingston Bayern (right), winning the Breeders' Cup Classic over Toast of New York and California Chrome, would be tough to catch if he goes in the Charles Town Classic next year.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Bayern, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita last November who has been beaten in two starts this year, is a candidate for the $200,000 San Diego Handicap at 1 1/16 miles on July 25 at Del Mar.

Trainer Bob Baffert said the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap has appeal because it is around two turns and could serve as a prep race for the $1 million Pacific Classic on Aug. 22.

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Owned by Kaleem Shah, Bayern has been a disappointment this year. He was plagued by foot issues earlier this year that kept him from starting during the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting. This spring, he was last of six in the Grade 2 Churchill Downs Stakes on May 2 and last of 10 in the Metropolitan Mile Handicap at Belmont Park on June 6.

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