Oak Tree Derby attracts 11

French Group 3 winner ASPERITY (War Chant) and Del Mar Derby (G2) runner-up

AUGMENT (Aptitude) highlight a field of 11 three-year-olds entered in Saturday's

$150,000 Oak Tree Derby (G2) at Santa Anita. Multiple stakes victor STONESIDE (Ire) (Marchand

de Sable), runner-up to French Derby (Fr-G1) hero Lawman in

the Prix Jean Prat (Fr-G1) but unplaced when making his U.S. debut as the 6-5

favorite in the Del Mar Derby last out, is another top contender in the 1

1/8-mile turf test.

Asperity defeated Stoneside when capturing the Prix Paul de Moussac (Fr-G3) in June,

but finished behind that same rival when sixth in the Prix Jean Prat. The John

Gosden pupil will make his U.S. debut under new rider Alex Solis. Irish maiden

winner ANGELONMYSHOULDER (GB) (King's Best), now trained by Neil Drysdale, will

also make his first U.S. appearance in the Oak Tree Derby.

KARAZI (Swi) (Arazi), a fast-closing fifth when

making his stateside bow in the La Jolla H. (G2), is also in the line-up.

UNUSUAL SUSPECT (Unusual Heat) and TEN A PENNY (Gulch), the respective one-two

finishers in the recent Bay Meadows Derby, merit respect. The latter captured

the first division of the Oceanside S. at Del Mar.

STAR INSIDE (Ire) (Key of Luck) will lead the call to the post under G.F.

Almeida. Next comes Karazi, Brice Blanc; Asperity; Unusual Suspect, Joe Talamo;

DAYTONA (Ire) (Indian Ridge), Mike Smith; MOSTACOLLI MORT (Hold for Gold), Tyler

Baze; Stoneside, Victor Espinoza; Ten a Penny, Michael Baze; Augment, Richard

Migliore; Angelonmyshoulder, David Flores; and SENIOR (Arch), Martin Garcia.

Asperity will carry 122 pounds, the rest tote 118.

The $60,000

War

Chant S. will be offered on the undercard. STORM MILITARY (Arg) (Bernstein),

a multiple Group 1 Argentinean winner who is now trained by Bobby Frankel, will

make his first U.S. start in the one-mile turf event. Other contenders in the

10-horse field include Grade 2 victor TOASTED (Hennessy); American Invitational

H. (G2) third and multiple Grade 1-placed FAST AND FURIOUS (Fr) (Singspiel

[Ire]); and MACDUFF (GB) (Machiavellian), who exits a third in the Bay Meadows

Breeders' Cup H. (G3).