Intrepido

Intrepido won his maiden race as a 2-year-old in his second lifetime start in a one-mile dirt race where he dueled back and forth for the lead and put away the challenger and extended his advantage through the stretch to win by a 3 1/3-length margin.

Intrepido's next assignment came in a much tougher spot for trainer Jeff Mullins in the Grade 1 $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes presented by DK Horse going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Santa Anita on Oct. 4, but Intrepido took it all in stride and captured the Breeders' Cup Juvenile prep race by three-quarters of a length. Sent off as an 8.80-1 shot in a six-horse field that included four horses trained by Bob Baffert, Intrepido stalked the pace all the way and rolled past the leaders in deep stretch to get up in time for the victory. The American Pharoah was a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series "Win and You're In" qualifier, and with his win Intrepido earned a fees-paid automatic berth into the Juvenile.