PICKS FOR THE DARLEY ALCIBIADES

One of the two major preps remaining for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, the Darley Alcibiades Stakes (gr. I) has drawn a field of seven.

The morning line favorite is Wickedly Perfect, who comes off of a second place finish to Tell a Kelly in the Darley Debutante last time out. That was her first defeat, but it really wasn't a bad race. She set a very fast pace in that seven furlong race and held on well for second. She will likely be favored and deserves to be.

However, the filly I like is the undefeated Wonderlandbynight. Four starts, four victories, the most recent being her last-to-first win in the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (gr. III) over the Arlington Park synthetic track. It was a very sharp performance and she should be able to repeat it here.

The morning line third choice is Jordy Y, who won her first two races before finishing second to Wonderlandbynight in the Lassie.

Although it took Harlan's Ruby four starts to break her maiden, when she finally did, it was impressive. Sitting well off of the early pace, she rocketed home very quickly to score by two lengths.

Dos Lunas, 5-1 on the morning line, most recently finished fourth in the grade III Natalma Stakes at Woodbine.

Longshots Brushfirefairytale and Forest Legend complete the field.

Here are my picks. . .

1 Wonderlandbynight
2 Wickedly Perfect
3 Jordy Y
4 Harlan's Ruby
5 Dos Lunas
6 Forest Legend
7 Brushfirefairytale

-Keelerman