Uncle Mo, last year's Eclipse champion 2-year-old colt, arrived back at Saratoga today and is bedded down in his old stall from last summer, right next to trainer Todd Pletcher's office.

Uncle Mo hasn't raced since finishing third in the Wood Memorial on April 9; he was subsequently forced to miss the Kentucky Derby due to a liver disorder. He recently resumed training at WinStar Farm in Kentucky, and is now back at Saratoga - where he dazzled the Travers day crowd while breaking his maiden last summer - to work toward a comeback, possibly in the King's Bishop Aug. 27.

Arriving along with Uncle Mo were two seasoned stakes competitors. R Heat Lightning, winner of the Spinaway last summer at Saratoga, was forced to miss this spring's Kentucky Oaks with a knee chip; she recuperated at WinStar and is now ready to begin training for her comeback. Mission Impazible won the Louisiana Derby last year and the New Orleans Handicap this year for Pletcher.

A number of WinStar's 2-year-old prospects were on the same plane, including a colt sure to be popular with local fans: Jimmer. The son of Elusive Quality is named for the Glens Falls native and top-10 NBA draft pick.