By Christie DeBernardis
8th-CD, $80K, Opt. Clm. ($64K), 3yo/up, 7f, 4:22 p.m. ET
Two-time graded winner AMERICAN ANTHEM (Bodemeister) makes his return to the races in this spot after eight months on the bench. A decisive winner of both the GIII Lazaro Barrera S. and GII Woody Stephens S. last spring, the Bob Baffert pupil checked in third behind Practical Joke (Into Mischief) in the GI H. Allen Jerkens S. (formerly the King's Bishop) at Saratoga Aug. 26. The $435,000 OBSMAR buy was last seen completing the trifecta behind subsequent champion and GI Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Roy H (More Than Ready) in the GI Santa Anita Sprint Championship Oct. 7. TJCIS PPs. —@CDeBernardisTDN
Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.
