Unbeaten in all 11 starts including five outings at Santa Anita, SONGBIRD is clearly the one to beat. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner in 2015 won her seventh Grade 1 contest with her latest romp at Parx though this is the first time Jerry Hollendorfer’s filly has taken on older horses and it’s a field packed with other Grade 1 winners. That includes dual Breeders’ Cup winner, Beholder, though the latter has found 2015 champion three-year-old filly and last year’s runner-up Stellar Wind too good the last twice they’ve met. John Sadler’s filly can confirm running with last year’s third and subsequent Grade 1 winner Curalina, who has been mixing it with Forever Unbridled and I'm a Chatterbox, both winners at the highest level in their own right. There is little to choose between that trio while the form of Corona Del Inca’s Grade 1 win in Argentina has worked out well but Land Over Sea has found Songbird too good on no less than six occasions now.
Songbird (USA) 3-10fav (8-12) Stalked, handy score, won at Philadelphia Park 1m stks fst in Sep beating Carina Mia (8-12) by 5 3/4l, 6 ran.
Land Over Sea (USA) 25-1 (8-10) Off slow, very wide, 4th of 6, 15 1/4l behind Songbird (8-12) at Philadelphia Park 1m stks fst in Sep.
Curalina (USA) 9-5fav (8-11) 2p,btwn from 3/8,game, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Cavorting (8-9) at Saratoga 1m 1f stks fst in Aug.
Corona Del Inca (ARG) (9-7) won at Palermo 1m 2f (1) fst in May beating Kiriaki (9-0) by ns, 6 ran.
Stellar Wind (USA) 2-1 (8-13) Dueled,led 1/8,gamely, won at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Oct beating Beholder (8-13) by nk, 5 ran.
Forever Unbridled (USA) 3-4fav (8-11) 5p1/8,ridden out midly, won at Belmont Park 1m 1f stks fst in Oct beating Tiger Ride (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
I'm A Chatterbox (USA) 2-5fav (8-12) Romped 3/16th to wire, won at Keeneland 1m 1f stks fst in Oct beating Paid Up Subscriber (8-12) by 7l, 5 ran.
Beholder (USA) 2-5fav (8-13) Fought back rail lane, 2nd of 5, nk behind Stellar Wind (8-13) at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Oct.
