Corporate Power

Hall of Fame conditioner Shug McGaughey sends out Corporate Power. The son of Curlin was last seen finishing second to Unmatched Wisdom in his sire’s namesake race after stalking the pace and making a mild bid late.

The bay colt, a $925,000 purchase at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, was a tenacious nose winner of the restricted Sir Barton in May at Pimlico Race Course and makes his graded debut for McGaughey, who seeks a record-equaling fifth Travers score.

“I thought he ran pretty good in the Curlin, I thought he improved,” McGaughey said. “I think he came out of it to where he will improve some more. Whether it’s good enough, who knows? It’s a pretty solid bunch.”