Stellar Wind early favorite in Kentucky Oaks

Stellar Wind (Curlin), comfortable winner in three of four starts including

the Santa Anita Oaks (G1), was made the 7-2 morning line favorite for Friday's

$1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1). The 1 1/8-mile race for three-year-old fillies,

which will be run for the 141st time at Churchill Downs, attracted a full field

of 14 with one also-eligible.

Trained by John Sadler, Stellar Wind captured the April 14 Santa Anita Oaks

by 5 1/4 lengths. That effort was preceded by a 2 3/4-length score in the Santa

Ysabel (G3), also at 1 1/16 miles.

The co-second choices in the Oaks field are Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful)

and I'm a Chatterbox (Munnings), who were both pegged at 4-1. Condo Commando has

captured both starts at Aqueduct this season, the Gazelle (G2) and Busher, and

enjoyed a prominent freshman campaign that included blowout wins in the Frizette

(G1) and Demoiselle (G2).

I'm a Chatterbox is also undefeated this year, having swept Fair Grounds'

trio of preps for the Kentucky Oaks. An eight-length score in the

Silverbulletday were followed by 2 1/2-length wins in the Rachel Alexandra (G3)

and Fair Grounds Oaks (G2).