From Drf:
"I thought it was a perfect first race back," said Pletcher.
"I didn't want this to be the peak race of his career, and I felt we accomplished everything we hoped for today. I wanted to get a good two-turn race under his belt and not start him back going a one-turn mile, which is one reason we brought him here.
"He hadn't run in a while, and any time you come to a new, deep, demanding surface you always worry if you'd done enough.
"I thought he ran a little green and pricked his ears waiting on horses after making the lead. Hopefully, he'll improve on that as we go along. The plan now is to bring him back here next month for the Tampa Bay Derby."
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