Oak Leaf

TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS

Darley Debutante (G1) romper TELL A KELLY (Tapit) seems like a standout in
the $250,000 Oak Leaf S. (G1) at Hollywood Park on Sunday with anything
resembling her last showing, so we’ll side with the likely heavy favorite. The
John Sadler pupil didn’t show much at first asking but improved in a big way in
her next start, and the same can be said for her Debutante tally, when she
rolled home an emphatic winner beneath Sunday’s rider, Alonso Quinonez. She looks
formidable in here.

Spinaway S. (G1) and Adirondack S. (G2) runner-up ALIENATION (Rock Hard Ten)
is fast and has faced the best horses of any in the field, so the Bob Baffert
pupil must be respected as a win candidate if the top one regresses. The dark
bay Kentucky-bred has put in a pair of very swift works over this main oval and
shouldn’t have much competition on the front end, so they’ll likely have to
catch her in order to win. Martin Garcia gets back aboard the filly.

We like INDIAN GRACEY (Indian Ocean) for a minor award in here. Second to a
pair of very nice fillies in her first two outings, the Florida-bred endured in
a maiden event at Del Mar when leading at every call. While her win wasn’t most
impressive, we feel that the chestnut is better with a target to run at and she
should get one in here. Joe Talamo has the assignment.

TRUE WAY OF GRACE (Yes It’s True) broke her maiden in the Barretts Debutante
on dirt most recently, but her prior synthetic form was not all that strong and
we’re not convinced she’s a win player in this affair. IZSHELEGAL (Maria’s Mon)
is still a maiden following a trio of stakes tries and has picked a tough spot
to pick up her initial win. The Terry Knight trainee is bred to handle this trip
and drew well on the inside, but we can’t select her for the win today.

PACIFIC PRIDE (Storm Cat) made good on her 3-5 odds last out against a maiden
field and could be any type for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. We would prefer to
see how the bay performed against winners before siding with her from the
outside post. Rafael Bejarano has the call. Darley Debutante third RIGOLETTA
(Concerto) loses her rider and would be hard pressed to finish in a better slot
than she did last out for trainer Dan Hendricks.