Sam F. Davis

This homebred had a solid 2-year-old campaign that was capped off with a fast-closing second in the Resmen (G2) at Aqueduct. The well-bred son of Curlin has trained well in advance of his sophomore debut, and the late runner gets a great draw along the rail for his local bow. Regular pilot Joel Rosario will be in the stirrups.

Stakes-winning gelding has improved with every lifetime start in preparation of his graded stakes debut for conditioner Patrick Biancone. The bargain $20,000 juvenile purchase proved capable of running well on the dirt when a closing third in the Mucho Macho Man S. most recently. The Kentucky-bred will be rallying from off the pace with Luca Panici in the silks.

This Godolphin homebred responded to the addition of blinkers in his first local assignment when finishing a clear second in the recent Pasco S. The Michael Stidham charge is bred to thrive going a route of ground, and he rates an upset chance with a move forward in his first try going two turns. Pablo Morales retains the mount.

The horse to beat is perfect from a trio of races to date for trainer Michael Trombetta, defeating his opponents by a combined 20 ¾ lengths along the way. The major Kentucky Derby contender has posted four drills on the surface in advance of his first local assignment, and he will tough to upend with his top performance on Saturday. Jose Ortiz will ride and force the pace from the onset.

This dual stakes-placed gelding was a dominant debut winner on the oval going long and has since placed in a pair of black-type sprint events for trainer Gerald Bennett. The Florida-bred gelding smoked a bullet five furlongs leading up to his graded stakes bow, and he will be stalking the pace early on with regular pilot Samy Camacho in the controls.

Unblemished chestnut has been dominant from two lifetime tries to this stage of his development for conditioner Jorge Navarro. The $100,000 2-year-old purchase is the likely pace of the race, and he receives a jockey change to Hall of Fame pilot John Velazquez. The Kentucky-bred rates a winning chance with another step forward on Saturday.

Interesting longshot contender impressed when graduating from off the pace at Gulfstream Park two back, prior to a fourth-place allowance performance last time out. The Ian Wilkes pupil has trained well in the interim, and he could receive a healthy pace to rally into while making his first stakes outing. Julien Leparoux has the assignment atop the one-run closer.

The wildcard in the cast is proven on both turf and All-Weather surfaces in preparation of his first run on the dirt. Trained by Arnaud Delacour, the son of Flatter has a versatile running style and could be a major player if he takes to the Tampa Bay main oval in this feature. Daniel Centeno will guide the talented bay colt.