West Coast, a 3yo who will take on elders in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 4 at Del Mar, continued his progress toward that date with a solid six-furlong workout on Sunday morning at Santa Anita in which he got the best of the venerable Hoppertunity in deep stretch.

West Coast, under Drayden Van Dyke, was timed in 1:12.40. Hoppertunity was timed in 1:12.80.

"He walks off the track like he's not even blowing," Van Dyke said to Bob Baffert, who trains West Coast.

Javier Castellano has the mount in the Classic. Van Dyke is on Mubtaahij. But Van Dyke has been used increasingly by Baffert in the mornings, and that will no doubt translate to work in the afternoon, too.

West Coast won the Travers and Pennsylvania Derby in his last two starts.

"He's a big, strong horse who's just getting good," Baffert said.

Baffert will pre-enter at least four horses -- Arrogate, Collected, Mubtaahij, and West Coast -- in the Classic. Cupid also is likely to be pre-entered in the Classic as well as the Dirt Mile.

All will have their final Breeders' Cup works at Santa Anita.

Hoppertunity is scheduled to return to action next weekend at Santa Anita in the one-mile Comma to the Top, a prep for his main fall goal, the Clark at Churchill Downs next month.