But eyebrows were raised when he ran his first workout at Churchill Downs on Sunday, and went six furlongs in a remarkably slow 1:18 3/5.
The race was run before a crowd of 81,882 at Churchill Downs, a record for Oaks day.
In any event, the lines have probably been drawn for the 120th Kentucky Derby, which will be run on May 7 at Churchill Downs.
Even in the Kentucky Derby, which is also run at Churchill Downs, he usually gets there first with the most.
The Breeders' Cup announced yesterday that it would run its first series of championship races in 2000 at Churchill Downs on Nov.4.
The Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs two weeks from today.
The Derby will be run on May 6 at Churchill Downs.
The seven races, which will be run this fall at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., now are worth a total of $12 million.
In 13 starts, High Yield has finished in the money 11 times; he ran out of the money twice at Churchill Downs.
The Breeders' Cup will instead be run at Churchill Downs in 2006.