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Aaron Gryder Says:

Churchill Downs $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap Saturday is a wide open affair with 11 horses. Giant Oak is one of the favorites but finished 5th, beaten less than a length, in the G3 Alysheba last month at Churchill. He did finish second in the G1 Clark over the Churchill surface last November. Regal Ransom and Equestrio are the second and third place finishers coming out of the G3 Alysheba, finishing just in front of Giant Oak. Mission Impazible and Apart are contenders and are the one-two finishers coming out of the G2 New Orleans Handicap. Duke of Mischief is coming off a win in the slop at Charles Town but this is a different game. Still, he has shown flashes of brilliance if a little inconsistent. Crown of Thorns has been brilliant in nearly every race over the synthetic but didn\'t fare too well in a dirt sprint at Santa Anita, making some question whether he is better over the synthetic. He may deserve a second chance to show what he can do over natural dirt. Pool Play, El Caballo, Worldly, and Flat Out round out the field.