US EditionLitmus Test Gives Trainer Bob Baffert 9th Win in Los Alamitos Futurity, Earns Kentucky Derby Points
Trainer Bob Baffert secured his 15th Los Alamitos Futurity win as Litmus Test posted a faster-than-average 1:42.38 for 1-1/16 miles under jockey Juan Hernandez.
- Heavily-Favored Litmus Test won the $200,500 Los Alamitos Futurity by 1 1/4 lengths Saturday under Juan Hernandez, producing a 1-2-3 finish for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
- Baffert said Litmus Test is getting better and ran better than in the Breeders' Cup, citing his breeding and $875,000 purchase by SF Racing, Starlight Racing and Madaket Stables.
- Covering 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.38, Litmus Test paid $3.20 and $2.20 as the 3-5 favorite while Blacksmith returned $3.60 in the field of six; Provenance finished third but lost a shoe and was vanned off.
- The win earned Litmus Test 10 Derby qualifying points, giving him 19 points overall and second place on the leaderboard, while his two wins in five starts and $350,168 earnings boost handicappers' views.
- The Futurity has historically produced top 3-year-olds, with Baffert recalling Real Quiet's rise and Litmus Test listed at 69-1 in May 2, 2026 Kentucky Derby futures weeks ago.
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Litmus Test gives trainer Bob Baffert 9th win in Los Alamitos Futurity, earns Kentucky Derby points
Litmus Test won the $200,500 Los Alamitos Futurity by 1 1/4 lengths. It was Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's ninth win in the race for 2-year-olds.
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