6/5 (BEL): Hill Prince (Gr. III); Brooklyn (Gr. II); + 2 Listed S.

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Pletcher is very smart, and has a very good idea how good his horses are, and probably how far they want to run, so there is probably a reason he is running Affimatif shorter ( than Colonial ) and in perhaps less ambitious spots. Though, Friday's race is not an easy race.