Key contenders for Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf

HARD NOT TO LIKE (Last 3 Beyers: 86-101-95)
• Sits at 10-1 on the morning line for those willing to forgive her last-out eighth in the Rodeo Drive; that failure aside, she has typically been an honest and high-class performer, winning two Grade 1 races in 2015.

LEGATISSIMO (No Beyers)
• Comes into the race with the best credentials of any overseas raider, having been first or second in six straight races; can handle any type of ground or distance and is well drawn in post 3.

DACITA (Last Beyer: 101)
• A champion in Chile, she won her lone start in America in the Ballston Spa at Saratoga, running down the classy Tepin with a furious rally that saw her go from seventh to first in the final furlong; how she handles give in the turf course is anyone’s guess; her past performances, both in Chile and in America, show only races on firm, fast courses.

BAWINA (No Beyers)
• Perhaps more so than any filly in the race, she stands to benefit from heavy midweek rain in Lexington; many of her best performances in Europe have come on wet ground, specifically on soft courses; gets Lasix for the first time.

STEPHANIE’S KITTEN (Last 3 Beyers: 100-95-95)
• After looking as though age had caught up with her over the summer, she rebounded to be second in the Beverly D. and won the Flower Bowl on soft going; although those races were on wet turf, she handles any course condition.

SECRET GESTURE (Last Beyer: 98)
• Was placed third in the Beverly D. for drifting out and impeding Stephanie’s Kitten, though there was little doubt she was best in the race; a Group 2 winner at York in May, she interestingly does not have a European rider up and instead lands U.S. jockey Florent Geroux.