ARCADIA, Calif. – Full Serrano, third in Saturday’s Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park, is under consideration for a trip to Dubai in late March. The race to target will be a discussion point in coming weeks. Full Serrano, best known for winning the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar in 2024, has two options at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on March 28 – the Group 2 Godolphin Mile or the $12 million Dubai World Cup at 1 1/4 miles. In the Pegasus World Cup at 1 1/8 miles, Full Serrano, the 9-1 fourth choice of 12, tracked pacesetter Disco Time for the first seven furlongs before fading to finish 7 1/4 lengths behind 21-1 Skippinglongstocking. Disco Time, the 3-2 favorite, set a solid pace of 22.25 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 46.08 for a half-mile before fading to finish eighth. “The way the race shaped up with a lot of pace, he ran well,” trainer John Sadler said of Full Serrano. Considering his success in the BC Dirt Mile, Full Serrano would seem more likely for the $1 million Godolphin Mile than the Dubai World Cup. In his last start at 1 1/4 miles, Full Serrano finished second by a half-length in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar in August 2024. :: Santa Anita Classic Meet! Get DRF Past Performances, Clocker Reports, and more. Sadler said that Full Serrano’s chances in races at 1 1/4 miles depend on pace, and whether the 7-year-old can be comfortable on or near the lead. “It’s more of how the setup is,” Sadler said. “I think he can do it in the right circumstances.” Owned by Hronis Racing, Full Serrano has won 7 of 21 starts and earned $1,217,423. The third-place finish on Saturday was worth $281,000. Aside from Dubai, a domestic option for Full Serrano is the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap at 1 1/4 miles on March 7. The $300,000 Big Cap is the leading race for older horses on dirt in the first half of the year in California. On Saturday at Santa Anita, the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes at 1 1/8 miles on dirt is expected to offer some clues regarding the Big Cap field. Sadler plans to enter Pony Express, a 5-year-old horse by Gun Runner, who was second in the Tokyo City Stakes at a mile at Santa Anita on Oct. 25 in his last start. Westwood, third in the Grade 3 Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 22, is another expected entrant. The San Pasqual field will not include the circuit’s leading older horses. Nysos and Nevada Beach, who were first and second in the Grade 2 Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes on Dec. 26, are scheduled to be sent to Saudi Arabia for the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 14. British Isles, second to Nevada Beach in the Native Diver, finished fifth in the Pegasus World Cup. Journalism, winner of the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes for 3-year-olds last May, recently returned to training after a late autumn break, and is not expected to return to racing until the spring. Sadler also trains Super Corredora, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2025, who worked five furlongs in 1:00.20 at Santa Anita on Monday for an intended start in the $100,000 Las Virgenes Stakes at a mile on Feb. 8. Super Corredora has won 2 of 4 starts, including the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar on Oct. 31. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.