Favored Gouverneur Morris lived up to his 3-5 odds (and his two B-plus works in your DRF Clocker Report) by rallying three wide under John Velazquez and galloping his way to a 9-length debut victory.  Gouverneur Morris, a 2-year-old son of Constitution owned by Team Valor International and WinStar Farm and trained by Todd Pletcher, kicked off the Empire 6 which had $5,379,910 wagered into the pool on top of the $793,567 carryover on a mandatory payout day.

In Charge was a late scratch. If you used In Charge in the Empire 6, you were transferred to the favorite, which was the winner.