Hit Show

Gary and Mary West’s Hit Show was beaten 6 1/4 lengths in the Kentucky Derby where he was forwardly placed down the backside and responded well when asked around the turn, but flattened out in mid stretch.

Hit Show, by Candy Ride, was a close second in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino on April 8 at Aqueduct following a 5 1/2-length romp in the Grade 3 Withers on February 11 over the same oval. A three-time winner over as many tracks, Hit Show was a first-out maiden winner at Keeneland in October and beat winners at Oaklawn Park two starts later.

Manny Franco, the pilot aboard 2020 winner Tiz the Law, will seek his second Belmont Stakes score.