The California form heading into the Kentucky Derby (G1) was flattered in New York on Saturday when Rodriguez gave nine rivals the slip in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct.

A non-threatening fourth in her stakes debut in the Dec. 4 Demoiselle (G2), Godolphin’s homebred Nostalgic was an entirely different proposition when returning to Aqueduct for Saturday’s $250,000 Gazelle (G3).

Malathaat overcame both a long layoff and an early bid from rival Pass the Champagne to win the $400,000 Ashland S.

Trainer Chad Brown could make it a clean sweep of Aqueduct's Road to the Kentucky Oaks preps.