Trainer Chad Brown will saddle a trio of runners–led by 5-2 morning-line favorite Public Sector (GB) (Kingman {GB})–in Saturday's GII Hill Prince S. at Belmont.
Second behind subsequent GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf upsetter Fire At Will (Declaration of War) in Belmont's GII Pilgrim S. last fall, the Klaravich Stables runner enters riding a hot hand off consecutive graded wins in Saratoga's GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. Aug. 6 and a one-length score over the re-opposing Never Surprised (Constitution) in the GIII Saranac S. Sept. 4.
Brown will also tighten the girth on Saratoga last out Better Talk Now S. winner Sifting Sands (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Monmouth's Tale of the Cat S. winner and Saranac fifth Founder (Upstart).
Soldier Rising (GB) (Frankel {GB}), drawn widest of all in post 11, figures to vie for favoritism following second-place finishes going longer in his first two starts on these shores in the 1 3/16-miles GI Saratoga Derby Invitational S. Aug. 7 and 1 1/2-miles Jockey Club Derby Invitational S. at Belmont Sept. 18.
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