After waiting 10 months to return to action in Sunday’s Green Flash H. (G3), Lieutenant Dan then had to wait a bit longer for room on the far turn at Del Mar.

Unraced since chasing home Golden Pal in last November’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), Lieutenant Dan resurfaces as the defending champion in Sunday’s Green Flash H. (G3) at Del Mar.

The opening day of Santa Anita's fall meet on Friday will feature three Breeders' Cup Challenge preps for two-year-olds, as well as a potentially key prep for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1).

Grace Adler dominated the Del Mar Debutante (G1), longshot Liam’s Dove broke her maiden in the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf, and unbeaten sophomore Flightline also grabbed attention on the Sunday card.

Two-year-old fillies are in the spotlight in Del Mar’s Sunday stakes, with the $100,000 Juvenile Fillies Turf serving as a warm-up act for the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante S. (G1).