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Elder Statesman Cabo Spirit Wires City of Hope, Stamps Ticket to World Championships

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Evergreen Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile) went right to the lead and refused to be run down late, taking the GII City of Hope Mile with a gate-to-wire effort and stamping his plane ticket to Keeneland in the fall for the World Championships.

Out well and immediately taking the lead, Cabo Spirit was joined by King of Gosford (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}) as that one tracked in second in a compact group and the fractions sailed by in :23.47, :46.91, and six panels in 1:10.36. Placings largely went unchanged until the final bend when runners closed ranks and El Potente (Temple City) loomed on the fence as the oncoming danger by midstretch.

Battling back gamely as the other 7-year-old tried to overtake him late, Cabo Spirit refused to be denied and just got his head down to win the photo. King of Gosford held on to third over Irish Aces (Mshawish) by a diminishing margin.

The final time was 1:33.06.

The GII City of Hope Mile is a ‘Win and You’re In’ Challenge Series race for the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland.

Cabo Spirit was last seen fading late to finish fourth in the Aug. 22 GII Del Mar Mile that yielded this entire field, minus new shooter Irish Aces from Kentucky.

Sales history: $145,000 RNA Ylg ’20 KEESEP; $575,000 2yo ’21 OBSAPR. O-Kretz Racing; B-WinStar Farm (KY); T-George Papaprodromou.

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Plutarch Back to Winning Ways with Stylish Bourbon Flight Victory

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Gone since his win in the GIII Robert B. Lewis back in February, but showing no signs of rust coming off the bench here, Plutarch (Into Mischief) strolled home to a stylish victory in the Bourbon Flight Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Content to watch the action unfold from the back as 12-1 longshot Infiltrate (Oscar Performance) set the pace through :23.83 and a half-mile in:48 flat, he had slowly closed the gap on the frontrunners after six panels in 1:12.19, and was the looming danger coming off the bend.

Taking command not long after arriving in the stretch, Plutarch left the field in his wake as he steadily improved his advantage to win with ears pricked and air to spare. Local Knowledge (Yaupon) claimed second while Stimulate (Tapit) ran on for third. The final time was 1:41.79.

Plutarch was last seen Feb. 7 in the aforementioned Lewis and was Grade I-placed as a juvenile in the GI American Pharoah at Santa Anita. He broke his maiden Nov. 30 over the grass at Del Mar.

BOURBON FLIGHT S., $300,000, Churchill Downs, 9-26, 3yo,
1 1/16m, 1:41.79, ft.
1–PLUTARCH, 118, c, 3, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: Stellar Wind (Ch. 3-year-old Filly, MGISW, $2,903,200), by Curlin
                2nd Dam: Evening Star, by Malibu Moon
                3rd Dam: Sequins, by Northern Fashion
O-Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B. and Smith, Derrick;
B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Francisco
Arrieta. $183,450. Lifetime Record: GSW & GISP, 7-3-2-2,
$375,450. *Full to In the Stars, SW, $357,687.
2–Local Knowledge, 118, c, 3, Yaupon–Chestnut Street, by Scat
Daddy. ($260,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP; $625,000 2yo ’25 OBSAPR).
O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Stoneriggs Farm (KY); T-Todd A.
Pletcher. $59,500.
3–Stimulate, 118, c, 3, Tapit–Elate, by Medaglia d’Oro.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider
(KY); T-William I. Mott. $29,750.
Margins: 6HF, 1 1/4, 2HF. Odds: 1.69, 2.17, 2.91.
Also Ran: Blackout Time, Infiltrate, Steel.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing.

authored a masterpiece in the 5th running of the Bourbon Flight Stakes.

A powerful move under jockey Francisco Arrieta set the stage before he poured it on late.

HOF Bob Baffert trains the 3y/o colt by @spendthriftfarm‘s Into Mischief.#TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/Z1rogSjyWE

— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) September 26, 2026

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Elder Statesman Cabo Spirit Wires City of Hope, Stamps Ticket to World Championships

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Evergreen Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile) went right to the lead and refused to be run down late, taking the GII City of Hope Mile with a gate-to-wire effort and stamping his plane ticket to Keeneland in the fall for the World Championships.

Out well and immediately taking the lead, Cabo Spirit was joined by King of Gosford (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}) as that one tracked in second in a compact group and the fractions sailed by in :23.47, :46.91, and six panels in 1:10.36. Placings largely went unchanged until the final bend when runners closed ranks and El Potente (Temple City) loomed on the fence as the oncoming danger by midstretch.

Battling back gamely as the other 7-year-old tried to overtake him late, Cabo Spirit refused to be denied and just got his head down to win the photo. King of Gosford held on to third over Irish Aces (Mshawish) by a diminishing margin.

The final time was 1:33.06.

The GII City of Hope Mile is a ‘Win and You’re In’ Challenge Series race for the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland.

Cabo Spirit was last seen fading late to finish fourth in the Aug. 22 GII Del Mar Mile that yielded this entire field, minus new shooter Irish Aces from Kentucky.

Sales history: $145,000 RNA Ylg ’20 KEESEP; $575,000 2yo ’21 OBSAPR. O-Kretz Racing; B-WinStar Farm (KY); T-George Papaprodromou.

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Plutarch Back to Winning Ways with Stylish Bourbon Flight Victory

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Gone since his win in the GIII Robert B. Lewis back in February, but showing no signs of rust coming off the bench here, Plutarch (Into Mischief) strolled home to a stylish victory in the Bourbon Flight Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Content to watch the action unfold from the back as 12-1 longshot Infiltrate (Oscar Performance) set the pace through :23.83 and a half-mile in:48 flat, he had slowly closed the gap on the frontrunners after six panels in 1:12.19, and was the looming danger coming off the bend.

Taking command not long after arriving in the stretch, Plutarch left the field in his wake as he steadily improved his advantage to win with ears pricked and air to spare. Local Knowledge (Yaupon) claimed second while Stimulate (Tapit) ran on for third. The final time was 1:41.79.

Plutarch was last seen Feb. 7 in the aforementioned Lewis and was Grade I-placed as a juvenile in the GI American Pharoah at Santa Anita. He broke his maiden Nov. 30 over the grass at Del Mar.

BOURBON FLIGHT S., $300,000, Churchill Downs, 9-26, 3yo,
1 1/16m, 1:41.79, ft.
1–PLUTARCH, 118, c, 3, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: Stellar Wind (Ch. 3-year-old Filly, MGISW, $2,903,200), by Curlin
                2nd Dam: Evening Star, by Malibu Moon
                3rd Dam: Sequins, by Northern Fashion
O-Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B. and Smith, Derrick;
B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Francisco
Arrieta. $183,450. Lifetime Record: GSW & GISP, 7-3-2-2,
$375,450. *Full to In the Stars, SW, $357,687.
2–Local Knowledge, 118, c, 3, Yaupon–Chestnut Street, by Scat
Daddy. ($260,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP; $625,000 2yo ’25 OBSAPR).
O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Stoneriggs Farm (KY); T-Todd A.
Pletcher. $59,500.
3–Stimulate, 118, c, 3, Tapit–Elate, by Medaglia d’Oro.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider
(KY); T-William I. Mott. $29,750.
Margins: 6HF, 1 1/4, 2HF. Odds: 1.69, 2.17, 2.91.
Also Ran: Blackout Time, Infiltrate, Steel.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing.

authored a masterpiece in the 5th running of the Bourbon Flight Stakes.

A powerful move under jockey Francisco Arrieta set the stage before he poured it on late.

HOF Bob Baffert trains the 3y/o colt by @spendthriftfarm‘s Into Mischief.#TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/Z1rogSjyWE

— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) September 26, 2026

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