Hit Show, fifth to Magnitude in his title defense of the Dubai World Cup (G1) in late March, looks the horse to beat in the Blame.

In winning the Apple Blossom, Claret Beret secured an automatic bid to the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland

Last year's champion three-year-old filly drew post 1 in Oaklawn's 1 1/16-mile signature event for fillies and mares.

Majestic Oops finished well behind Nitrogen and Regaled in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) last fall, but outfinished both of those rivals while recording a 9-1 upset in the $400,000 Azeri (G2).

Nitrogen snapped a two-race losing skid last month with an authoritative win in the Bayakoa (G3).

The storyline going into Friday’s Beldame (G2) was all about rediscovering top form, but it wasn’t the odds-on favorite, Randomized, who followed the script.

In Friday’s $250,000 renewal at Aqueduct, the Chad Brown mare hopes to recapture past glories after one of the worst races of her career.