Friday’s $386,334 Modesty S. (G3) already shaped up as a contentious renewal, and the yielding turf on a rainy Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs added another layer of complexity to the handicapping puzzle. Longshot Fast as Flight was the one who stepped up in the conditions to earn a new career high, paying $43.90.

I'm Very Busy showed a glimpse of his improving quality when a narrowly beaten second to the world-class filly Warm Heart in the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) in late January. On Saturday at Fair Grounds, I'm Very Busy made it pretty clear he'll be a force to be reckoned with in the older mare turf division this season with a sparkling 3 3/4-length romp in the $300,000 Muniz Memorial (G2).