Citizen Bull has won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 1 1/2 lengths at Del Mar. The colt earned 30 qualifying points for next year's Kentucky Derby, where trainer Bob Baffert will return for the first time since 2021.

Bob Baffert horses finish first, second and fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, giving the famed trainer strong potential options for the Kentucky Derby.

After three years of banishment from Churchill Downs, trainer Bob Baffert now holds the aces in the early maneuvering for a return to Louisville and an assault on the 2025 renewal of the Kentucky Derby.