OLDSMAR, Fla. – The 2016 Florida Oaks was won by a British horse with an Italian name making her U.S. debut for an Australian trainer and a French rider. When Baciami Piccola rallied to win the Grade 3 race for trainer Brian Lynch and jockey Julien Leparoux, she reinforced the idea that talented runners invade Tampa Bay Downs from all over when there is big money on the line. But the 2017 edition of the $200,000 Oaks, a 1 1/16-mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies set for March 11, likely will have several top contenders who have already run here. Chief among them is Dynatail, who scored a second consecutive impressive, front-running victory here Sunday for trainer Mike Dini and Ballybrit Stable LLC. Dynatail, a 3-year-old daughter of Hightail, won a first-level, $20,500 allowance by 5 3/4 lengths as the 7-5 favorite on Sunday, finishing the one-mile race on firm turf in a solid 1:36.44. The filly also had won a $20,000 maiden special weight race, going one mile on the turf course here Dec. 3, by 2 1/4 lengths in front-running fashion to cap her juvenile season. That was her first start in blinkers. Prior to that, she appeared to be on her way to victory in a maiden race at the Meadowlands on Oct. 19 when she bolted on the turn. “She’s been wonderful the way she’s training,” said owner Alan R. Lustig, a nephrologist working in St. Petersburg, Fla. “She did have the episode where she bolted at the Meadowlands, but since we put the blinkers on, she’s been doing everything perfectly.” Dynatail will make her stakes debut Jan. 24 at the Ocala Training Center in the $100,000 fillies’ division of the OBS Championship Stakes, a 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds on a synthetic surface that typically favors front-runners. The filly is eligible for that race because she is a graduate of an Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. auction, having sold for just $5,000 there last June. So far, Dynatail has earned $29,600, with a record of 5-2-1-1. “I’ve bought a lot of 2-year-olds at OBS, and this is by far the cheapest one I’ve ever purchased,” Lustig said. “When Mike told me he got her for $5,000, I was very surprised.” Dynatail has raced on a synthetic surface once, finishing second in a maiden $25,000 claiming race at Presque Isle Downs in her career debut in September. After the OBS stakes, she will be pointed to the Florida Oaks, Dini said. “She’s maturing,” Dini said. “Right now, she’s figuring it out.” Dynatail’s victory on Dec. 3 was flattered last Saturday, when runner-up Mo Justice romped by 3 3/4 lengths in a $20,000 maiden special weight race on the turf course for trainer Christophe Clement. Mo Justice, a daughter of Lemon Drop Kid, added blinkers for her third career start Saturday. A third local Florida Oaks prospect is Bella Vincenza, who rallied to be second to Dynatail on Sunday for trainer Kathleen O’Connell. That daughter of Biondetti has one win and four runner-up finishes from nine starts. Power Alert to Gulfstream Power Alert earned a 97 Beyer Speed Figure for his 3 1/2-length, front-running victory in the $78,750 Turf Dash here Saturday. It was the fifth stakes win for the Australian-bred son of Alert and improved his career record to 10 wins from 29 starts, for earnings of $546,156. Owned by AJ Suited Racing Stable LLC and trainer Brian Lynch, Power Alert will be pointed to the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint on Jan. 28 and the $75,000 Silks Run Stakes on March 11, Lynch said. Power Alert won both of those five-furlong turf sprints last year. Daniel Centeno picked up the mount on Power Alert ($3.60) in the Turf Dash after Albin Jimenez decided to move his tack back to Turfway Park. Centeno, who has won five riding titles here, has captured six of the 13 runnings of the Turf Dash. He leads the local standings this season with 23 wins from 68 mounts (34 percent). “If we were going to end up with a substitute jock, he ended up being the right one, that’s for sure,” Lynch said. Ronnie Allen Jr. and Pablo Morales are tied for second with 14 wins apiece. Power Alert had a strong 2016 season as a 6-year-old, compiling a record of 10-3-4-1 and earning $254,062. His campaign included runner-up finishes in the Grade 3 Parx Dash and the $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational. In the Belmont race, Power Alert led most of the way before losing by a head to Pure Sensation, who would go on to finish a close third in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. ◗ The highlight of Wednesday’s nine-race card is race 6, a first-level, $22,500 allowance for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the turf course. The race, which has an optional $75,000 claiming condition, drew a field of seven, led by 7-5 morning-line favorite Profiteer. That War Front colt won a $75,000 maiden special weight race on the Belmont Park turf course in his most recent start Oct. 8 for trainer Shug McGaughey. It was his second start, and Profiteer earned a 76 Beyer Speed Figure that stands out in Wednesday’s field.