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HEALTHY ADDICTION (Boston Harbor) earned her first graded win in last year's

Lady's Secret Breeders' Cup H. (G2), defeating STAR PARADE (Arg) (Parade

Marshal) by a half-length, and she's gone on to win two more graded stakes this

year, the Santa Margarita Invitational H. (G1) and Clement L. Hirsch H. (G2). On

Sunday, Healthy Addiction will renew her rivalry against Star Parade and three

other rivals in the $250,000 Lady's Secret.

Trained by John Sadler, Healthy Addiction earned a career-best 103 BRIS Speed

rating for her 1 3/4-length score in the Clement Hirsch at Del Mar last time

out, and the five-year-old mare loves Santa Anita's main track, recording five

wins and four seconds from 10 career starts. She's in top form right now and

appears capable of dominating this event on the front end.

Star Parade is the biggest threat and has defeated her main rival on several

occasions, including the Santa Maria H. (G1) and Hawthorne H. (G3) this season.

The seven-year-old mare didn't handle the turf last time, but we expect her to

bounce back with a much improved showing at Santa Anita, where she's recorded a

3-2-0 mark from six attempts. Star Parade will likely be up close tracking the

pacesetter, but she may have to settle for runner-up honors.

Multiple Grade 1 heroine HOLLYWOOD STORY (Wild Rush) has the class to be a factor, but

there probably won't be enough pace for the late-running mare and this race

takes place at Santa Anita. The John Shirreffs charge will run huge at Hollywood

Park, but Hollywood Story is winless from seven starts, with only one second, at

Santa Anita.

NEUILLY (Brz) (Royal Academy) brings an admirable three-for-four record in

the United States into her graded debut, but a lack of pace could hurt the

one-run closer. The four-year-old filly doesn't own strong Speed numbers either.

DOWNTHEDUSTYROAD (Storm and a Half) has turned in two decent efforts since

switching to Bob Baffert's stable, but we'll just watch to see how the

Arkansas-bred fares while stepping up in class on Sunday.