A couple of these dominate the betting with preference for EIGHT RINGS, the only Grade 1 winner in the field. Bob Baffert’s colt unseated after a collision at Del Mar on his first attempt at the highest level but made no mistake in the American Pharoah Stakes here when making all to win by a wide-margin and gets the vote over Dennis' Moment. The latter landed the odds with the minimum of fuss when beating Scabbard in a Grade 3 at Churchill Downs and certainly looks up to this level but easy maiden winner Anneau D'or has much more to prove in this company. Wrecking Crew and the Japanese raider Full Flat are others with plenty to find while both Storm The Court and Shoplifted finished well behind the selection here last time.
Dennis' Moment (USA) 2-5fav (8-6) Cruised final 1/16th, won at Churchill Downs 1m stks fst in Sep beating Scabbard (8-6) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Wrecking Crew (USA) 19-2 (8-8) 3wd into str,held 2nd, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Nucky (8-6) at Del Mar 7f stks fst in Sep.
Shoplifted (USA) 13-2 (8-10) 4wd 7/8 & into lane, 5th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Eight Rings (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Sep.
Storm The Court (USA) 18-1 (8-10) 3wd into str,up 3rd, 3rd of 9, 8 1/4l behind Eight Rings (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Sep.
Scabbard (USA) 17-2 (8-6) Steadied 1/2p, rallied, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Dennis' Moment (8-6) at Churchill Downs 1m stks fst in Sep.
Eight Rings (USA) 6-5fav (8-10) 2wd,inside,cleared, won at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Sep beating American Theorem (8-10) by 6l, 9 ran.
Anneau D'Or (USA) 6-5fav (8-8) Bid 4w, impressively, won at Golden Gate Fields 1m mdn gd in Sep beating Final Final (8-8) by 8l, 10 ran.
Full Flat (USA) (8-9) 5th of 11, 8l behind Lauda Sion (8-9) at Kyoto 7f stks hvy in Oct.
Maxfield (USA) 6-1 (8-9) Slow st,swept past,clr, won at Keeneland 1m fst in Oct beating Gouverneur Morris (8-9) by 5 1/2l, 10 ran.
