Sired by Tapit and out of the Grade 1 winner Hot Dixie Chick, Stonestreet homebred Pauline's Pearl has been tabbed as the 2-1 morning line favorite for Friday's Grade 3, $250,000 Iowa Oaks at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Ia. The 3-year-old filly, trained by Steve Asmussen, won the G3 Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn before finishing eighth in the G1 Kentucky Oaks.
A close second choice on the morning line at 5-2 is G2 Black-Eyed Susan winner Army Wife, trained by Mike Maker. The Declaration of War filly will break from the rail under top jockey Joel Rosario.
Winner of the listed Busanda Stakes in January, The Grass is Blue also ships west for trainer Bill Mott. The Broken Vow filly most recently finished sixth in the Black-Eyed Susan.
The full field is as follows:
- Army Wife – Maker – Rosario
- Pauline's Pearl – Asmussen – Ricardo Santana, Jr.
- Sister Annie – Brad Cox – Florent Geroux
- Shesa Mystery – Jeff Hiles – David Cabrera
- The Grass Is Blue – Mott – Junior Alvarado
- Oliviaofthedesert – Ken McPeek – Shane Laviolette
- Windwill – Larry Jones – Alex Birzer
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