America's Best Racing. The Jockey Club.

Bred: Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds & Stephen Barberino (Fl.)

Sire: With Distinction

Dam: Precise Strike, by Precise End

Merit Man won his career debut in September at Del Mar and followed with a visually impressive 5 1/2-length romp in the Tim Conway Stakes at Santa ANita Park for trainer Bob Hess Jr.