Hard Spun wins King's Bishop

In the Grade I King's Bishop Stakes, Hard Spun picked up the first Grade I win of his career, besting First Defence in a hard-fought stretch run.
Hard Spun was up with the pacesetter from the start and took the lead off the turn. First Defence got up for a short lead, but Hard Spun came back along the rail for the win.
In the day's first graded stakes race, the Grade II Bernard Baruch Handicap, Shakis won in record time, riding the fence with jockey Alan Garcia and getting through a hole in mid-stretch. Big Prairie was second and Drum Major was third. The time of 1:45.33 was a course record.
Travers post time is 5:40