Darby’s Daughter Division of the Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. Texas Stallion Stakes

San Vicente Stakes

Remington Springboard Mile Stakes winner Coal Battle won a second points race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby by soundly defeating Mo Quality in the Jan. 4 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

In just her second start since joining Bob Baffert’s barn, Richi gave the Hall of Fame trainer his fourth winner of the day when defeating stablemate Pleasant by 1 1/2 lengths in the Jan. 4 $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.

A $3.2 million yearling named for Bob Baffert’s longtime assistant Jimmy Barnes, Barnes made it 2-for-2 in the San Vicente Stakes (G2), his stakes debut.

Turfway Park has moved its Jan. 8 racing card to Jan. 12 with a 1 p.m. first post, in response to a National Weather Service forecast predicting a significant winter storm followed by nighttime wind chills in the single digits.

If the Kentucky Derby (G1) doesn’t work out for Cyclone State, there’s always the Cigar Mile Handicap (G2).

Unlike in his maiden win, where he surged home unchallenged, Guns Loaded fought tooth and nail to the wire this time around, prevailing by a neck over a fast-finishing Treaty of Rome in the Jan. 4 Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

A $3.2 million yearling named for Bob Baffert’s longtime assistant Jimmy Barnes, Barnes made it 2-for-2 in the San Vicente Stakes (G2), his stakes debut.

One Stripe and Double Grand Slam earn automatic berths to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships with their respective victories in the King’s Plate (G1) and Paddock Stakes (G1) Jan. 4 in South Africa.