Songbird under consideration for Adoration Stakes

Songbird is coming around quickly, and though the two-time champion is not expected to make her first start of the year until June 3 at Santa Anita in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile, her first option is much sooner.

Songbird has been nominated to the Grade 3 Adoration Stakes, a $100,000 race on May 7 at 1 1/16 miles.

The champion 2-year-old filly of 2015 and champion 3-year-old filly of 2016, Songbird won the first 11 starts of her career prior to a nose defeat to Beholder in the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Songbird has had three published workouts since returning to serious training.

She is scheduled to work Friday under regular rider Mike Smith. Songbird, owned by Rick Porter, has won 11 races and $3,712,000 from 12 starts.

Nominations to the 1 1/16-mile Adoration will be released Friday; the rapidly improving California-bred Skye Diamonds is expected to be among the principals.