Trainer:Richard Mandella Jockey:Victor Espinoza Foaling Date: 2-18-1998 Pedigree: Affirmed - Lizzie Rolfe by Tom Rolfe Note: Fourth in the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2003, this lightly raced 8-year-old is going strong this year with 3 wins and a second from 4 starts so far. In his last three starts, he won the American Invitational Handicap at Hollywood Park, the Arlington Million, and the Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes at Santa Anita. Unfortunately Mandella decided to skip the Breeders' Cup to freshen him up for 2007.