Top pick: #8 (DREAMING OF JULIA) (3-1) - Stonestreet home-bred by "A.P. Indy" is one of four fillies entered in today's "Oaks" by trainer Todd Pletcher and they all race uncoupled. She comes off a career best when winning the (G2) "Gulfstream Oaks" on March 30th and earned the highest "figure" any of these has ever run. She's worked three times on this surface, and her stalking style fits the field.
2nd pick: #2 (Midnight Lucky) (9-2) - Grey daughter of "Midnight Lute" carries the Baffert barn hopes and she's been untested in winning both her starts by daylight margins. Working fast since winning the $200K "Sunland Park Oaks" on March 24th and think she'll be going right to the front this afternoon. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Beholder) (7-2) - Last year's 2-year-old filly champ makes her first start outside of California today and she's gone (5-4-1-0) racing on real dirt. Talented, has a flexible style, and has been pointing to this for some time now.
4th pick: #4 (Unlimited Budget) (7-2) - Another of the Pletcher fillies, $475K daughter of "Street Sense" is undefeated (4-for-4) and has won three "Graded" stakes in a row. She's still improving and must be left in the mix.
5th pick: #10 (Flashy Gray) (15-1) - She's one of two entered by Bill Mott and the pair race uncoupled. She's gone (5-2-3-0) overall, and last out finished second to "Budget" in the "Fair Grounds Oaks" (G2)on March 30th.