ELMONT, N.Y. – Honor Code had a solid, albeit eventful final workout Sunday morning in preparation for a start next Saturday in the Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park.

Honor Code went five furlongs in 1:00.82 while chasing a pair of Graham Motion-trained horses that broke off eight to 10 lengths ahead of him.

As has been the case several times, Honor Code refused to go when jockey Javier Castellano wanted him to gallop toward the pole and begin his work. The horse was doing his best Michael Jackson moon-walking impression back to the six-furlong pole.

ELMONT, N.Y. – After Big Blue Kitten finished fourth in last year’s Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, his connections didn’t feel good enough about going on to the Breeders’ Cup, especially against Main Sequence, the Joe Hirsch winner who had clearly defined himself as the division’s best.

This year, after he set a course record winning Saturday’s Joe Hirsch at Belmont Park, it could be argued Big Blue Kitten is North America’s top male turf horse heading into next month’s $3 million BC Turf at Keeneland, a race that he will participate in.

ARCADIA, Calif. – After what essentially was a paid workout Saturday in the Zenyatta Stakes, Beholder was in excellent condition Sunday morning here at Santa Anita, according to trainer Richard Mandella, who said he was in the process of formulating a plan for preparing Beholder for the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Oct. 31 at Keeneland.

“She does need some schooling, so as of now, I’m thinking of getting there nine or 10 days out and doing a little breeze back there,” Mandella said.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Bayern, winner of the 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic, was announced as retired Saturday night by owner Kaleem Shah. He had finished third Saturday afternoon as the favorite in the Awesome Again, which marked his fifth straight loss since the BC Classic.

"Bayern has given my family memories of a lifetime, and I am grateful for that," said Shah.

Bayern won 6 of 10 starts at age 3, including the Haskell and the Woody Stephens prior to the BC Classic. He was one of the finalists last year for Eclipse Awards as both Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Triple Crown winner American Pharoah worked five furlongs in 1:00 Sunday morning at Santa Anita, his second work since returning to serious training following his loss last month in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.

American Pharoah came out after the first of the morning's renovation breaks with regular work rider Martin Garcia aboard. He broke off at the half-mile pole and got to the wire in 47.80 seconds before going out to the seven-furlong pole in 1:00.

Little Ginger won Saturday night’s ninth race at Remington Park at 101-1 to trigger meet-high payoffs at the track that puts on its Oklahoma Derby Day card Sunday. Little Ginger returned a season-high $204 after she fought for a half-length score over South Wimbledon in the $15,000 claiming race for fillies and mares at 7 1/2 furlongs on turf. Alex Jimenez was aboard for trainer Lucio Espiritu.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Exaggerator, likely to be among the favorites for the Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity on opening weekend at Keeneland, turned in his final work for that assignment Saturday morning at Churchill Downs. With Brian Hernandez aboard, the 2-year-old went five furlongs in 1:01 flat, fifth-best of 43 on the day.

"He was real strong, galloped out in 1:12, the last eighth in 11 [seconds] and change," Julie Clark, assistant to trainer Keith Desormeaux, said. "It was nice."

ELMONT, N.Y. – Coming off a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Whitney at Saratoga, trainer Christophe Clement was toying with the idea of re-equipping Tonalist with blinkers for next Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. After watching Tonalist breeze a sharp five furlongs in 1:00.24 Saturday morning at Belmont Park without blinkers, Clement now has no plans to change equipment.

ELMONT, N.Y. - The undefeated Rachel's Valentina will bypass next Saturday's Grade 1 Alcibiades and train up to the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland on Oct. 31, trainer Todd Pletcher said Saturday morning at Belmont Park.

Stellar Wind, the winner of four graded stakes this year, including the Grade 1 Santa Anita Oaks last April, worked five furlongs in 59.40 seconds at Santa Anita on Saturday for an October campaign that remains undefined.

Trainer John Sadler said that Stellar Wind will be considered for the Grade 1 Spinster Stakes at Keeneland on Oct. 3 but could be trained up to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Keeneland on Oct. 30.

“I want to see who is running,” he said. “I’ll either run her one more time or two more times this year.”