Video: After works, Baffert says his 3 are good to go to N.Y.

National Treasure, Imagination and Prince of Monaco will
leave for New York on Sunday to compete in next weekend’s Belmont Stakes racing
festival, trainer Bob Baffert confirmed Saturday morning after observing the
trio work over the last two days.

On Saturday, Prince of Monaco fired a bullet when working
six furlongs from the gate in 1:11.20. National Treasure went four furlongs in
48.20 seconds. On Friday, Imagination also earned a bullet when drilling six
furlongs in 1:11.40.

“All three look good. They’ll leave tomorrow,” Baffert said
Saturday.

Imagination and Prince of Monaco are slated to run in the Grade
1 Woody Stephens for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs next Saturday at Saratoga.
National Treasure is bound for the Met Mile (G1), also Saturday.

National Treasure, winner of last year’s Preakness, has not
raced since a fourth-place effort in the Saudi Cup (G1) on Feb. 24. Before that
he won the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) on Jan. 27 in his 4-year-old
debut at Gulfstream Park.

Imagination will be back in action three weeks after
finishing seventh in the Preakness at Pimlico on May 18. He previously was
second by a neck in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) on April 6.

Prince of Monaco has been off since finishing fifth in the
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in November at Santa Anita. The Speightstown colt has
worked nine times since April 7 for his comeback. Before the Breeders’ Cup,
Prince of Monaco won the Del Mar Futurity (G1).

Most of the Belmont Stakes card, including the Woody
Stephens, will be drawn Sunday. The Met Mile and the Belmont Stakes will be
drawn Monday.