Trained by Todd Pletcher, Turbo Compressor has had a banner season overall, winning the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup Stakes and placing in the Florida Sunshine Millions Classic Stakes in addition to his United Nations victory. He will be shortening up to ten furlongs in distance for Sunday's race, which should suit him better than the twelve-furlongs he was asked to traverse in the Sword Dancer.
Other logical contenders in the John Henry include Bourbon Bay, winner of seven graded stakes races on the southern California circuit; Casino Host, winner of the Del Mar Handicap (gr. II); and Slim Shadey, who placed in a pair of grade I turf races earlier this year.
Post Positions:
| PP | Horse | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | Grassy | 119 | Alonso Quinonez | Martin Jones |
| 2 | Balladry | 119 | Patrick Valenzuela | Eoin Harty |
| 3 | Casino Host | 124 | Joe Talamo | Ron Ellis |
| 4 | Temple's Door | 119 | Mike Smith | Jeff Mullins |
| 5 | Interaction | 119 | Victor Espinoza | Ron McAnally |
| 6 | Turbo Compressor | 124 | Joe Bravo | Todd Pletcher |
| 7 | Fire With Fire | 119 | Martin Garcia | Neil Drysdale |
| 8 | Slim Shadey | 121 | Garrett Gomez | Steve Callaghan |
| 9 | Bourbon Bay | 124 | Rafael Bejarano | Neil Drysdale |
| 10 | Brushburn | 119 | Brice Blanc | Steve Knapp |
-Keelerman
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