Summer Front seeking elusive Grade 1 in Maker's 46 Mile

Long On Value (Value Plus) has shocked fans from coast to coast in recent

months. An 11-1 upset winner of the Twilight Derby (G2) on Breeders' Cup weekend

last fall, the Bill Mott pupil was along in time to take the Canadian Turf (G3)

at Gulfstream Park by 1 3/4 lengths as a 10-1 chance.

Also exiting the Canadian Turf is third-place finisher Aripeka (Bernstein),

who narrowly missed in the Appleton (G3) since then, and fourth-placer Jack

Milton (War Front), a multiple Grade 3 winner who captured the Transylvania (G3)

over this course two years ago.

"This race was one that was on the radar for him," said Tristan Barry,

assistant to trainer Todd Pletcher. "We thought he ran very well in his last

race (the Canadian Turf). He had a wide trip that day in his first start off a

(five-month) layoff."

With rain expected for much of the week in Lexington, Legendary (Exceed and

Excel) might be a serious threat. The six-year-old gelding has scored twice on

yielding ground since his importation, including an impressive performance in

the Knickerbocker (G3) at Belmont in October. He has not been out since

November, when he retreated to fifth in the 1 3/8-mile Red Smith (G3) after

racing close to the pace than usual.

Za Approval (Ghostzapper), a multiple Grade 3 winner, appears to have lost a

step since his strong 2013 campaign. Fourth in last year's Makers 46 Mile, his

lone win since then was against overnight stakes company at Belmont in

September.

The field is rounded out by multiple Grade 2 veteran Skyring (English

Channel), who has been unplaced in all four starts in the past year.