(4) Barkley had a perfect trip from a stalking position and paid $7.60 for his win over heavily favored Mach One Rules in a $50,000 optional claimer that both horses were using as a prep for the $50,000 Governor's Stakes June 3. Mach One Rules was bottled up on the rail while Barkley was getting the jump on him at the top of the stretch.

He was ridden by Javier Matias and posted a quick final time of 1:02.94.