International juvenile and future Derby picture intensifies

U.S.S. Valor’s 13 1/4-length win and 105 Beyer make the American Pharoah Stakes a major Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and early Kentucky Derby test, especially with Gaudreau and Baffert’s entry. Noble Exhibit’s Beresford win strengthens Ballydoyle’s Derby outlook, while Curracloe’s first stakes win for Baaeed requires further validation.