Rockport Harbor arrives at Oaklawn Park

Rockport Harbor will begin his Triple Crown bid at Oaklawn (Debra Kral/Horsephotos.com)

Undefeated three-year-old ROCKPORT HARBOR (Unbridled's Song) was bedded down

in Smarty Jones' old stall in the Vandlandingham barn at Oaklawn Park at 7 a.m.

(CST) Thursday following a 20-hour van ride from his base at Philadelphia Park.

Trained by John Servis and ridden by Stewart Elliott, Rockport Harbor has

taken a similar path to last year's Kentucky Derby (G1) winner during the early

stages of his career. The gray colt, owned by Rick Porter's Fox Hill Farms, won

his first two starts at Philadelphia Park, followed by victories in the Nashua

S. (G3) and Remsen S. (G2) at Aqueduct. In the nine-furlong Remsen, Rockport

Harbor traveled the distance in 1:48 4/5, which was faster than what Smarty Jones ran when he

captured last year's Arkansas Derby (G2) (1:49 1/5), and the second fastest

Remsen of all time.

Servis' foreman Bill Foster supervised the colt's transition from the van to

his stall and said he made the trip without incident.

Rockport Harbor's arrival means that three major Triple Crown hopefuls are

now on the grounds of the Hot Springs, Arkansas, track.

Hopeful S. (G1) winner AFLEET ALEX (Northern Afleet), runner-up in the

Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) and a finalist for the Eclipse Award as champion

two-year-old, and Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) winner GREATER GOOD (Intidab)

have both been at Oaklawn Park for nearly a month.