V V’s Dream won two of her starts in dominant fashion but lost a third, the Debutante at Ellis Park, to Brightwork. No one yet has beaten Brightwork, and these two fillies top the Grade 1, $600,000 Alcibiades Stakes on Friday at Keeneland.
The Alcibiades drew nine entrants but no more than eight will run; Emery is being redirected to the Frizette in New York. Her trainer, Brad Cox, has a second horse, Alpine Princess, who will be third or fourth choice depending on how bettors treat the Todd Pletcher-trained Candied.