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It's shaping up to be a good race. We have some legit chalks, solid mid-priced horses, and perhaps a legit bomber or two.
I liked how Forte ran wide throughout and still found some legs late. I have not seen the sheets figure but it had to have been very strong. Tapit Trice and Verifying finished strong at Keeneland. Tapit looked a little headstrong in the stretch and still got up. Angel of Empire has my favorite Raise A Native sire line and looks to be ignored once again. Kingsbarns could be way better than let on in Lousiana and Disarm closed well against slow fractions, but needs a gate. Hard to draw a line out of fast running finishers at Santa Anita. I like the potential upside of Mandarin should he secure a gate. Practical probably needs a perfect trip to be in the picture. That's not likely.
I've got Forte, Kinsbarns, and Tapit covered in the future pools at solid odds. I might throw something at Angel as a hedge at this point.
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