McKinzie earned a 97 Beyer defeating four modest rivals with an in-the-clear trip in the Grade 2, seven-furlong Triple Bend Stakes on Sunday at Santa Anita. McKinzie’s next start is July 4 at Belmont Park in the Grade 1 Met Mile; he finished an unlucky second in last year’s Met. McKinzie will try to become the first to win the Met off a prep race in Southern California since 1993 winner Ibero.