CLASSIC (11)
Sovereignty (Bill Mott) 7-5
David Grening: Dual-classic winner has been masterfully handled; does face tougher group of olders
Sierra Leone (Chad Brown) 5-1
David Grening: Defending Classic winner was adversely impacted by early events in Gold Cup, still ran well
Fierceness (Todd Pletcher) 6-1
David Grening: Runner-up in this race in '24 is very tough at his best as Pacific Classic showed
Forever Young (Yoshito Yahagi) 8-1
David Grening: Third in '24 Classic raced a bit wide but won like he should have in Japan prep
Mindframe (Todd Pletcher) 8-1
David Grening: Maybe most talened of the older males, but hasn't had a real race since June 28
Journalism (Michael McCarthy) 10-1
David Grening: Fair effort agaisnt Fierceness in PC; has long campaign began to take a toll?
Antiquarian (Todd Pletcher) 15-1
David Grening: Improving throughout the year; another step forward makes him live longshot
Baeza (John Shirreffs) 15-1
David Grening: Third best 3YO recorded breakthrough victory at PRX. This field isn't that one.
Locked (Todd Pletcher) 20-1
David Grening: Connections seem to be leaning toward this over Dirt Mile; SA Handicap was strong
Nevada Beach (Bob Baffert) 30-1
David Grening: Got breakthrough win against olders, but this group significantly tougher.
Contrary Thinking (Chad Brown) 50-1
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