Gary, I can address that. First let me correct myself. Vanlandingham won the Foster and the Purse $56K!!!!. Not $85K. The Purse has gone up 19 fold in 40 years. Vanlandingham won Champion Older Horse and Shug moved to New York the next year. 40 years ago....

Lagynos jumped forward 4 points 4 back in a race take OFF the Turf. Go figure. He has held that form. Retains Pratt. Drew inside.

Mercante I hear might scratch. That changes everything as he figured to be in a garden spot trip. But its not certain. Gun Runners move forward significantly from 3 to 4. This one didnt race much at 4 so all the improvement came when he turned 5. He beat a field as good as this two back. He just didn't win. Redistricting came back and won and Integration was 2nd in the Manhatten.

Brilliant Bertie is a local favorite. He will take his share of money. He is not quite fast enough. 4th off the Layoff and should be dead fit after last

Mi Ramon. Been facing the best in the country. Seems steady enough. Again another who figires to be right there.

Irad and Will Walden have been an excellent pair. Must respect. Taking Candy has beaten Fort Washington and Mercante. But that was then. Now if a different story.

Fort Washington has the PERFECT SHEET. There I said it. He has improved every year. He has walked his way down to a level where he is about a length faster than the rest of this field. But he has to repeat. And if he does you better be hitting the Cash Register hard. The race at CD should be tossed. The connections certainly did becauae they ran him back in a Grade 3 and he won. Junior and he get along. He has had one race in the last 4 months, is fit and in the best shape of his life. He wont be 6-1. Has the advantage of saving ground early, eyeing them all. Then mowing them down.....