Notes: Then trained by Bob Baffert, Taiba (pronounced: TAY-buh) won his debut March 5 at Santa Anita Park by 7 ½ lengths and was transferred to Yakteen before the Santa Anita Derby.

OCEANPORT, N.J. — Taiba is the slight 7-5 favorite over the undefeated Jack Christopher in the $1 million Haskell Stakes on Saturday, the first major race for 3-year-olds following the Triple Crown.