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| USA TODAY Sports |
Trainer Bob Baffert's Arabian Knight has a clear path to victory in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park after Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo scratched this week.
Arcangelo's absence due to a left hind foot issue narrowed the field down to 12 horses for the Breeders' Cup Classic, which is sometime called the "Super Bowl" of thoroughbred racing.
Arcangelo, who also triumphed at the Travers Stakes, had drawn the inside post and was a 7-2 choice before trainer Jena Antonucci announced the colt was unable to run.
