ARCADIA, Calif. - In a performance reminiscent of his eye-catching wins last summer and fall, Officer scored an easy win in Sunday's $106,800 Zany Tactics Stakes at Santa Anita.
The winner of the 2001 Del Mar Futurity and Champagne Stakes, Officer outclassed five other California-bred 3-year-olds in the Zany Tactics to score his fifth career stakes win. After the race, trainer Bob Baffert mentioned the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland on April 20 as a possible goal for Officer. Another option is the Preakness Stakes on May 18.