Bit of Whimsy, Bel Air Beauty clash in Mrs. Revere

Bit of Whimsy has finished in the top two in five of six career starts (Matthea Kelley/Horsephotos.com)

The Barclay Tagg-trained Bit of Whimsy is coming off a 2 1/4-length tally in

the Queen Elizabeth II Invitational Challenge Cup S. (G1), where she produced a

telling change of gear to defeat champion Dreaming of Anna (Rahy), as well as

Mrs. Revere rivals COSTUME (GB) (Danehill) (fourth) and TOUCH MY SOUL (Fr)

(Tiger Hill) (fifth). While the QEII was a breakthrough performance for Bit of

Whimsy, she has been a solid competitor in her division all summer. The chestnut

dead-heated with Rutherienne (Pulpit) to earn a share of the victory in the

Sands Point S. (G3) and was a game runner-up in the Garden City S. (G1).

Tabbed as the 2-1 favorite on the morning line, Bit of Whimsy will tote the

top weight of 123 pounds. Javier Castellano figures to engineer a ground-saving

trip from post 3.

Bel Air Beauty scored a 2 1/2-length victory in the Valley View S. (G3) in

her latest venture. The Frank Brothers pupil, who broke her maiden in the

Alcibiades S. (G2) over Keeneland's Polytrack last year, was slow to come to

hand this season, but she has struck top form since switching to the grass. The

bay placed in the Audubon Oaks and Pucker Up S. (G3) before putting it all

together with a dominating effort in the Valley View.

On Saturday, Bel Air Beauty will try to give retiring jockey Mark Guidry a

winning send-off in his final ride. The 4-1 second choice will break from post

5.

Three other contestants are exiting stakes victories at different points of

the compass -- CAT CHARMER (Storm Cat) rallied to a half-length score in the

Pebbles S. at Belmont, TENSAS YUCATAN (Ide) rolled by three front-running

lengths in the Marie P. DeBartolo Oaks at Louisiana Downs, and GOTTA HAVE HER

(Royal Academy) wired the field in the Harold C. Ramser Sr. H. at Oak Tree.