DEL MAR, Calif. – Mixto came out of his Pacific Classic upset in top shape and will train into the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 2 at Del Mar, trainer Doug O’Neill confirmed Sunday morning. Meanwhile, the fourth-place finish by Pacific Classic favorite Dr. Venkman knocked him from BC Classic consideration, though the BC Dirt Mile is possible. Plans are pending for Pacific Classic two-three finishers Full Serrano and Reincarnate, as well as Ultra Power, who delivered the highest-rated victory on the Saturday card at Del Mar. Ultra Power romped in an allowance. The next race in the division in California is the Grade 1 California Crown, a $1 million race on Sept. 28 at Santa Anita. Mixto’s trainer cited two reasons to pass on the California Crown and bring a fresh horse into the BC Classic. “The fact that the Breeders’ Cup Classic is here at Del Mar, and the fact that he ran a 100 Beyer, the race of his life,” O’Neill said. “Even though he ate up everything and looks great (Sunday) morning, with his career effort, it makes sense to have the tank completely full for the Breeders’ Cup.” :: DRF's Del Mar Handicapping Packages: Get everything you need to play the races with confidence. Mixto's Beyer was the lowest by a Pacific Classic winner on dirt and third-lowest in the 34-year history of the race. Furthermore, Mixto defeated a weak field and benefitted from a speed-friendly track profile. Through Saturday, 27 of 42 dirt routes this summer were won by horses positioned first or second early. It’s not a knock on Mixto. He showed up. “To get a horse to go a mile and one-quarter on a specific date ain’t easy, and we had two horses make it,” O’Neill said. “That was a win in itself.” O’Neill-trained late-runner Katonah finished seventh in a race dominated by horses in the first flight. O’Neill noted that “Mixto’s been knocking on the door and hasn’t found a way to get there. Finally, he gets there. Who knows? Maybe he can go on a little bit of a run.” Mixto, owned by Calumet Farm, earned a fees-paid berth in the BC Classic by winning the Pacific Classic. It was his second win from 14 starts. The pari-mutuel disappointment was the Pacific Classic favorite, Dr. Venkman, who finished fourth by three lengths. In hindsight, trainer Mark Glatt believes the distance was out of reach. A lightly raced gelding with only five starts going in, Dr. Venkman had routed just once. “It became pretty clear that he doesn’t want a mile and a quarter,” Glatt said Sunday. “We knew that was the risk going in, but I had to take the shot. We were the overwhelming favorite. It just didn’t work out. “We’ll shorten him up some. Where that will be I’m not quite sure just yet. Hopefully something like the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile is well within his wheelhouse. I believe he’s that good of a horse.” Dr. Venkman won the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at 1 1/16 miles last out. Glatt did not rule out the 1 1/8-mile California Crown for his next start. Full Serrano briefly looked like trainer John Sadler’s fifth Pacific Classic winner in seven years when he kicked away turning for home. “I thought he ran great,” Sadler said Sunday. “Couldn’t be happier other than not getting the ‘W.’ ” Full Serrano, a listed stakes winner in Argentina, was up in class after winning an entry-level allowance in his U.S. debut. Sadler did not make any excuses. “He just got run down, I think he can get the distance.” Sadler did note Full Serrano had only one race under his belt. Bob Baffert-trained Reincarnate finished a modest third in the Pacific Classic, but two races earlier on Saturday he unleashed a potential star. Ultra Power returned from a 10-month layoff to win an entry-level allowance at a mile by seven lengths in 1:35.54 with a 104 Beyer. Ultra Power, a 3-year-old colt sired by Curlin and produced by multiple Grade 1 winner Unique Bella, ran like he trained. “He’d been training like a real good horse,” Baffert said. He said Ultra Power was “a little jarred up” last year, which necessitated a layoff. “He was just an immature, big horse. We let him grow up.” Ultra Power is now 2 for 4, and already faster than Pacific Classic winner Mixto on speed figures. Baffert did not specify where Ultra Power might start next. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.