TALE OF THE UNION represents Bob Baffert, who has a tremendous strike-rate with his runners here. A speedily-bred colt, he made a belated debut at Del Mar in August and had no problems landing a better race than this and the draw shouldn't be too much of a problem in this field. Galilean looks an obvious danger. Three-times a winner on Dirt including around here, he's raced in very smart company though never over a trip this short. Silken Prince arrives in good form though he had to drop in class to gain his first success here in March while Jan's Reserve misses the break too often.
Silken Prince (USA) 11-2 (9-0) Swung out,ledpast 1/8, won at Santa Anita 6f gd in Mar beating Quick Finish (9-0) by 4 1/4l, 8 ran.
Jan's Reserve (USA) Evensfav (8-10) 4wd,3wd,bid,outkicked, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind R Cha Cha (8-10) at Santa Anita 7f fst in Apr.
Galilean (USA) 13-10fav (8-12) Off bit slow,game rail, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Principe Carlo (8-12) at Santa Anita 6f fst in Feb.
Kneedeepinsnow (USA) 4-1 (8-9) Bmpd,bothered backstr, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Tale Of Fame (8-9) at Turfway Park 6f fst in Jan.
Strictly Biz (USA) 9-2 (8-12) Squeezed start,3wd str, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Yes I Am Free (8-12) at Santa Anita 5f gd in Jun.
Oil Can Knight (USA) 14-5 (8-12) Dueled 3wd,led late, won at Santa Anita 6f fst in Jan beating Dark Hedges (8-12) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Appreciated (USA) 6-5fav (8-12) 6wd into str,willingly, 5th of 7, 2l behind Tim's Buddy (8-12) at Los Alamitos 5f fst in May.
Tale Of The Union (USA) 9-10fav (8-8) Bumped start,drew off, won at Del Mar 5f mdn fst in Aug beating Stubbins (8-8) by 8l, 8 ran.
Zimba Warrior (USA) 3-1 (8-6) Svd grnd,steady rally, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Jive Talkin (8-8) at Golden Gate Fields 6f fst in Mar.
