ARCADIA, Calif. – Bayern, winner of the 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic, was announced as retired Saturday night by owner Kaleem Shah. He had finished third Saturday afternoon as the favorite in the Awesome Again, which marked his fifth straight loss since the BC Classic.

"Bayern has given my family memories of a lifetime, and I am grateful for that," said Shah.

Bayern won 6 of 10 starts at age 3, including the Haskell and the Woody Stephens prior to the BC Classic. He was one of the finalists last year for Eclipse Awards as both Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Triple Crown winner American Pharoah worked five furlongs in 1:00 Sunday morning at Santa Anita, his second work since returning to serious training following his loss last month in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.

American Pharoah came out after the first of the morning's renovation breaks with regular work rider Martin Garcia aboard. He broke off at the half-mile pole and got to the wire in 47.80 seconds before going out to the seven-furlong pole in 1:00.

Little Ginger won Saturday night’s ninth race at Remington Park at 101-1 to trigger meet-high payoffs at the track that puts on its Oklahoma Derby Day card Sunday. Little Ginger returned a season-high $204 after she fought for a half-length score over South Wimbledon in the $15,000 claiming race for fillies and mares at 7 1/2 furlongs on turf. Alex Jimenez was aboard for trainer Lucio Espiritu.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Exaggerator, likely to be among the favorites for the Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity on opening weekend at Keeneland, turned in his final work for that assignment Saturday morning at Churchill Downs. With Brian Hernandez aboard, the 2-year-old went five furlongs in 1:01 flat, fifth-best of 43 on the day.

"He was real strong, galloped out in 1:12, the last eighth in 11 [seconds] and change," Julie Clark, assistant to trainer Keith Desormeaux, said. "It was nice."

ELMONT, N.Y. – Coming off a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Whitney at Saratoga, trainer Christophe Clement was toying with the idea of re-equipping Tonalist with blinkers for next Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. After watching Tonalist breeze a sharp five furlongs in 1:00.24 Saturday morning at Belmont Park without blinkers, Clement now has no plans to change equipment.

ELMONT, N.Y. - The undefeated Rachel's Valentina will bypass next Saturday's Grade 1 Alcibiades and train up to the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland on Oct. 31, trainer Todd Pletcher said Saturday morning at Belmont Park.

Stellar Wind, the winner of four graded stakes this year, including the Grade 1 Santa Anita Oaks last April, worked five furlongs in 59.40 seconds at Santa Anita on Saturday for an October campaign that remains undefined.

Trainer John Sadler said that Stellar Wind will be considered for the Grade 1 Spinster Stakes at Keeneland on Oct. 3 but could be trained up to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Keeneland on Oct. 30.

“I want to see who is running,” he said. “I’ll either run her one more time or two more times this year.”

ELMONT, N.Y. – Coming off two dynamite efforts at Saratoga, She’s All Ready would have been an odds-on favorite in Sunday’s $150,000 Joseph A. Gimma for New York-bred juvenile fillies.

But her connections feel She’s All Ready deserves a shot at a bigger prize and will run her in next Saturday’s Grade 1, $400,000 Frizette at Belmont Park.

“Seems like the time to test the waters,” trainer Jim Ryerson said. “She’s talented. We’ll see just how talented she is, see how far she wants to go.”

ELMONT, N.Y. – Whitney Handicap winner Honor Code likely will face five rivals in the Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap at a mile on the undercard of the Jockey Club Gold Cup next Saturday.

The horses expected to run against Honor Code are Red Vine, Mshawish, Scarly Charly, Tamarkuz, and Vyjack.

On Friday, Tamarkuz worked a sharp half-mile in 48.13 seconds over the Belmont main track, with a final quarter in 23.50 seconds. He galloped out five furlongs in 1:00.98.

AUBURN, Wash. – On Sunday, Jeff Metz will finish the 70-day meeting at Emerald Downs with his third consecutive training title. That much was decided a long time ago. Metz entered the final three days of racing with 62 wins, far ahead of second-place Blaine Wright (32) and five-time champion Frank Lucarelli (31).