Chad Brown will saddle Rosalind as the favorite at odds of 5-2 on the morning line. A four-year-old daughter of Broken Vow, the chestnut filly will be switching back to the turf after finishing fourth in the Odgen Phipps (G1) on dirt at Belmont Park. Prior to that, she won the Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G2) to earn the third victory of her career. Joel Rosario will be in the irons and they are scheduled to break from post position ten.
Owner George Strawbridge’s Augustin Stables will be represented by an entry of Kitten’s Point and Chat at odds of 4-1 on the morning line. Kitten’s Point is a five-year-old daughter of Kitten’s Joy trained by Graham Motion and will be trying to earn her second consecutive graded stakes victory. Edgar Prado will be aboard from post eight. Chat, a five-year-old daughter of Dynaformer for Jonathan Sheppard, will be trying for her first stakes victory and will break from post nine under Andry Blanco.
Also in the field at morning line odds of 6-1 is Queen’s Parade for trainer Claude “Shug” McGaughey, III. A four-year-old daughter of Giant’s Causeway, the chestnut filly has been on the board in six of her nine starts and will be stepping up to stakes competition for the first time. She won an optional claiming race at Belmont Park last time out to earn her second career victory. John Velazquez will be aboard and they will break from post seven.
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A familiar name from the 2016 Kentucky Derby trail is expected to go the gate for the Super Derby, as Mo Tom has been made the 7-5 favorite in the morning line.
On Friday at Churchill Downs, the graded stakes action will begin with the $300,000 La Troienne Stakes. Restricted to fillies and mares, the Grade 1 will be contested at a mile and a sixteenth and has drawn a field of seven.
On Sunday at Aqueduct, the featured race is the $200,000 Distaff Handicap. Restricted to fillies and mares, the Grade 3 event will be held at seven furlongs on the main track and has drawn a field of seven.
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