After his Preakness placing, Concern wheeled back in three weeks to place third in the grade three Round Table Stakes at Arlington Park. Two weeks later, he raced in the $300,000 grade two Ohio Derby and finished second in the field of nine to Exclusive Praline. He then finished third in the $500,000 Haskell Invitational to Holy Bull. Later that summer, he attempted to run down Holy Bull again in the $750,000 grade one Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. He finished second by a neck but defeated Dual Classic winner Tabasco Cat.