He went to Florida for some time off and let his quarter crack heal. Recently been working at Keeneland. Hasn't raced since the Travers.
Probably should have been given a freshening after the Jim Dandy, where Prado had him a little more forwardly placed because of the mud, and he had to work really hard to beat the third place horse who had the fast rail.
I would prefer to see the 7 set the pace here, with Minister's Bid pressing/stalking.
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