Strike: So far in their careers, is this the strongest overall 3-year old filly division in your opinion?

TGJB: Probably the strongest Oaks, too soon on the division but it's definitely up there.

By the way, Adare Manor is supposed to run in a stake Derby week, and how she runs is not irrelevant in handicapping the Derby.

RICH: so the winner of the oaks gets a slower fig than the SA derby horses on the same day that the oak race is 5 sec faster, tracked changed that much? possible change in figs coming?

RICH: wrong distance, sorry

Roman: With so many top choices in the field having run one race better than the next each time out, who are the choices to having run off or an x in the derby?

TGJB: We have a new study for the seminar this year, it's pretty cool.

Roman: Any insight or tidbits can you share? Derby fever kicking in, 9 days to go!

BitPlayer: Yakteen said in the HRN article re Taiba that Adare Manor is not shipping.