Beaumont

A field of 10 will travel about seven furlongs on the Beard Course in Thursday's

Beaumont S. (G2) at Keeneland,

and DIPLOMAT LADY (Forestry) has been installed as the lukewarm 3-1 morning-line

favorite. Trained by Christopher Paasch, the dark bay miss is coming off a

fourth in the Santa Anita Oaks (G1) and will try to get back to the form that

last year saw her taking the Hollywood Starlet S. (G1). However, based on her

recent performances, we're going with another contender to come out on

top.

DANCE DAILY (Five Star Day) hasn't shown quite the same brilliance as

Diplomat Lady in her previous starts, but the chestnut miss does own two nice

wins at Keeneland. This gives the D. Wayne Lukas trainee an advantage over six of

her rivals, including Diplomat Lady, who have never raced at Keeneland. Dance

Daily captured the Santa Ynez S. (G2) in her second start this year, defeating champion Folklore (Tiznow) and earning a 101 BRIS Speed rating,

and a repeat of that performance will make her very difficult to beat. Listed at 5-1 on the morning line, Dance Daily pairs with jockey Robby Albarado for the first time, and the two could find themselves getting their

picture taken together.

INDIA (Hennessy) broke her maiden last year at Saratoga in dramatic fashion,

posting a 12-length victory, but was then soundly beaten in the Matron S. (G1)

in her next start off a layoff. She finished out her juvenile season with a

third in the Valley View S. (G3) and retuned with a nice allowance win at

Gulfstream Park. Prior to this one, the chestnut filly was a close second in the

Forward Gal S. (G2) and she could finally breakthrough with her first stakes win

here. John Velazquez will be aboard the Todd Pletcher runner.

WILDCAT BETTIE B (Meadowlake) was a nice 1 1/2-length winner of an

allowance/optional claimer at Oaklawn Park last out, earning a 95 BRIS Speed

rating and solid Pace figures. The Larry Jones charge has shown improvement this

year and could add some value to the exotics under Terry Thompson.

YACHATS (Forest Camp) owns only three lifetime starts, but the other Pletcher trainee could still challenge

for a top three placing. The chestnut filly

broke her maiden and took an allowance, prior to running fourth in the Old Hat

S. (G3) in her stakes debut. She earned competitive numbers in all three of

those starts and will have Rafael Bejarano in the irons, which will only help

her chances. MOTION (Albert the Great) is the only other filly in this field

with a win at Keeneland, breaking her maiden last year during the track's fall

meet. Her only other win came last out in an allowance at Gulfstream while

stretching out to nine furlongs, and she could factor in the gimmicks.

Diplomat Lady has faced the best in the three-year-old filly division this

year and held her own. She could easily take this one, but we're willing to take

a chance against. JOINT EFFORT (Runaway Groom) is one of the more experienced

runners in this field with 10 lifetime starts and captured the Sunshine Millions

Oaks two back while making her sophomore bow. She could grab part under Rene

Douglas.

LAKE ALICE (Mt. Livermore) hasn't been able to challenge in her past four

starts against stakes company and doesn't look to do so here either. FAST DEAL

(Grand Slam) has finished well back of some others in here. We can't

recommend. TERRI'S CHARMER (Silver Charm) looks out of her class in this spot.