Winning Colors

TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS

Eight fillies and mares have been entered to go six furlongs in the Winning

Colors S. (G3) at Churchill Downs, and we're tabbing MISS MACY SUE (Trippi) to

come out on top. The Kelly Von Hemel-trained four-year-old began 2007 with a

six-length victory in the Carousel S. at Oaklawn Park, earning a 104 BRIS Speed

rating. Last out, the dark bay miss was a 6 1/2-length victress of the Prairie

Rose S., and has been working bullets of late to prepare for this one. Miss Macy

Sue loves the three-quarter distance (12-6-3-1) and could move her 2007 record

to a perfect three-for-three with this one.

READY TO PLEASE (More Than Ready) is the heavy 8-5 favorite on the morning

line, taking an allowance by three-quarters of a length last out at Churchill

Downs. The Todd Pletcher-trained miss captured last year's Fantasy S. (G2) and

was in the top three of the Mother Goose S. (G1) and Dogwood Breeders' Cup S.

(G3), but tailed off a bit during the winter when switched to the turf against

Grade 1 rivals. She moved back to the dirt in the Santa Margarita Invitational

H. (G1) two back, finishing fifth, and finally returned to the winner's circle

while reverting in distance last out. Ready to Please appears back on top of her

game and is the one to beat here under Robby Albarado.

OCEAN CURRENT (Storm Cat) has been the runner-up in her past three races,

just caught in her last two after leading in the stretch. The Dallas Stewart

charge has yet to finish off-the-board at the distance and owns two seconds at

Churchill from three starts. The four-year-old filly's Speed numbers are

competitive with others in here, and she could challenge in the top three. Note

that Albarado, aboard for five of her last six starts, chose to ride Ready to

Please, leaving Mark Guidry to pick up the mount.

MORNER (Broken Vow) loves both the distance and track, and could make a place

for herself in the exotics at nice odds if any of our top three falters. The

dark bay lass posted a 102 Speed rating for a second in the Very Subtle S. to

close out her sophomore season, and recorded a bullet half-mile in :46 4/5 at

Churchill on Friday, signaling her readiness to race. Julien Leparoux only adds

to the things to like.

CUABA (Smoke Glacken) won her last two races on the dirt, and could show some

improvement here while returning to that surface after trying the turf last out.

The Bill Mott trainee has been going well of late and could pick up a share.

MORETHANAPRINCESS (More Than Ready) tried the Polytrack at Keeneland last out

and could also move forward here while returning to the dirt. Consider for the

bottom of the gimmicks.

FLASHY LADY (Vision and Verse) has been well beaten by others in here before

and we don't see her reversing that form here. ARRADOUL (Dixieland Band) has

finished off-the-board only once from five career starts, but might not be fast

enough to keep up with these. We'll let her beat us.