ARCADIA, Calif. - Bob Baffert tweaked Kafwain's blinkers, and the view has never been better.
Far more focused than in previous starts, Kafwain easily disposed of four rivals in Saturday's $150,000 at Santa Anita, winning by 4 1/2 lengths to add further depth to Baffert's Kentucky Derby arsenal.
Kafwain, last after a quarter-mile, moved four paths wide on the turn to swoop past the leaders, then drew clear under a confident ride by Victor Espinoza. Sum Trick, an invader from Sunland Park, finished second after participating in a torrid pace duel.