INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The striking 3-year-old sprinter Zensational has trainer Bob Baffert dreaming of the Breeders' Cup Sprint - five months from now.
Zensational won an optional claimer going 6 1/2 furlongs at Hollywood Park on Friday that had Baffert planning a start in the $300,000 King's Bishop Stakes at seven furlongs for 3-year-olds at Saratoga on Aug. 29. The King's Bishop is a Grade 1, and would serve as a vital prep for the BC Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 7. There is a possibility that Zensational would have a start in the interim.