The horse grabbing most of the headlines in Doug O’Neill’s barn these days is Square Eddie, who made an improbable comeback from a shin injury suffered earlier this year to earn a berth in next Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.

But there’s no mistaking the enthusiasm in O’Neill’s voice when he starts talking about another 3-year-old colt in his stable, the lightly-raced Supreme Summit, who will be putting his 2-0 record on the line in the 130th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday.

The one-mile Withers is the ninth of 10 races Saturday and will be the third leg of the guaranteed $250,000 late Pick Four.

“He’s an extremely talented colt and we were elated about his first two starts,” said O’Neill from California. “We’ve had high hopes for this guy before he even made his debut.”

A son of Cactus Ridge owned by Joseph P. LaCombe, Supreme Summit made his first start on February 7 at Santa Anita, rallying from just off the pace to post a game 1 ¼-length victory going a little more than 5 ½ furlongs. In his next start he was even more convincing, grabbing the lead at the start and pulling clear to a three-length win on March 11 in an optional claimer that earned a trip to New York for his dirt debut in the Withers, in which he drew post No. 4.

“There’s a couple of big hurdles ahead of him,” said O’Neil, who will give a leg up to Eibar Coa. “We have to see how he travels, and we’ll have to see how he handles the dirt. But if we are happy with what we see, the Preakness (May 16 at Pimlico) is something we might consider.”

Also bringing an undefeated record to the Big A from elsewhere is Cash Counters’ Everyday Heroes, who is 3-for-3 sprinting at Oaklawn Park. The son of Awesome Again drew post No. 6 for the Withers and will be ridden by Jose Caraballo.

“This is a perfect time to try and stretch him out a little,” said trainer Tim Ritchey of Everyday Heroes, a $400,000 yearling purchase at Saratoga. “A one-turn mile right now is an ideal spot to test the waters. If he does well, we would try a two-turn mile. He’s got a world of potential.”

Already beginning to fulfill his potential is Paul Pompa Jr.’s This Ones for Phil, who in his last start was declared the winner of the Grade 2 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park after being bumped in the stretch by Big Drama. A Florida-bred son of Untuttable, the chestnut gelding has won four of his 11 starts, including the Sunshine Millions Dash in his first start for trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. back in January.

“He’s been doing great since he got up to New York in early April,” said Dutrow. “He’s been training good over the track, he’s eating everything, and, hopefully, he’ll run a big race. This is a big race for him.”

This Ones for Phil, who drew the rail and will carry top weight of 123 pounds, has the services of the Big A’s leading rider, Ramon Dominguez.

The Withers also drew a trio of familiar faces to New York racing fans in West Point Thoroughbreds’ Mr. Fantasy, third to I Want Revenge in the Grade 3 Gotham; the Phipps Stable’s Gone Astray, a 5½-length allowance winner here on April 4 and Robert V. LaPenta’s Just a Coincidence, third to I Want Revenge in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial the same day.

“We opted to skip the Wood and give him a little time,” said trainer Kiaran McLaughlin of Mr. Fantasy, who had taken his first two starts by a combined winning margin of 19 lengths. “He’s got speed inside and speed outside, but I like the No. 5 post. He’s pretty fast, but he doesn’t have to be on the lead.”

Richard Migliore will ride.

Gone Astray, one of two promising 3-year-olds in Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey’s barn -- the other being Imperial Council -- last year was fifth in the Grade 2 Futurity to Charitable Man and fourth behind Vineyard Haven in the Grade 1 Champagne. In his first start of 2009, the son of Dixie Union was second to Just a Coincidence at Gulfstream Park on March 11. He will break from post No. 2 and be ridden by Hall of Famer Edgar Prado.

“This is the next step in a natural progression,” said McGaughey. “It’s a pretty solid race. Mr. Fantasy ran well in the Gotham, Just a Coincidence beat us and then ran good in the Wood … I’ll find out something about Gone Astray in this race.”

Just a Coincidence, a son of Forestry, broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 21 in his sixth start and came back to win an allowance there at about a mile before making his stakes debut in the Wood. He will leave from the outside under jockey Cornelio Velasquez.

Rounding out the field is Maggi Moss’s Seal Team, 2-1-0 in three starts at Philadelphia Park for trainer Steve Amussen. Seal Team drew the No. 3 post and will be ridden by Stewart Elliott.