PHOENIX – The local talent is front and center at Turf Paradise on Thursday, as the track celebrates statebreds with a stakes quintet. The features, all for $40,000 and Arizona-breds, are the Gene Fleming Breeders’ Derby for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles (race 6), the Ann Owens Distaff for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at six furlongs (race 8), the Dwight D. Patterson for 3-year-olds and up at about 1 1/16 miles on turf (race 4), the Joanne Dye Breeders’ Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs (race 7), and the Lyman and Bradley Rollins for 3-year-olds and up at six furlongs (race 5). Gene Fleming Breeders’ Derby Time to Fly has been the dominant statebred sprinter of his class. The 3-year-old son of Lotsa Mischief looks to extend that superiority to the route game as the gelding heads a field of seven in the Derby. Owned by Reunion Racing Stables and William Matthews and trained by Kevin Eikleberry, Time to Fly comes off two sprint wins here, the last being the Arizona Stallion last month. His main challengers may be Jacked Up, a smart maiden sprint winner here March 31, and Community Service, a game maiden sprint winner here March 10 before finishing fourth (disqualified to fifth) in a local sprint on April 9. Both are bred to route. Ann Owens Distaff Sharp Attitude looks to turn the tables on Unrivaled Queen in this sprint, which drew 11. Sharp Attitude was the 3-10 favorite in the Cactus Flower here last month, but after dueling from the start, she was edged by Unrivaled Queen, who ran her down in the final furlong. These two ran fourth and third, respectively, in last year’s Ann Owens. Lotsa Lace was just a neck behind Sharp Attitude in the Cactus Flower and can challenge again. :: DRF Kentucky Derby Package: Save on PPs, Clocker Reports, Betting Strategies, and more. Dwight D. Patterson Caution Cardinal may have found a good spot to try turf for the first time as he faces just four in this grass contest. The Chad Story trainee comes off consecutive stakes placings in dirt sprints. He won the Gene Fleming Derby here a year ago, so he can route, and a sharp work here April 17 says he’s doing well. Mr Love Muffin and Mr Navigator are both multiple winners on this turf course, so they figure as top threats. Joanne Dye Breeders’ Oaks Squeeze the Day found boys a bit too much to handle in a stakes here on March 20, but moving back in against fillies might get her back on track as she faces nine here. She easily finished first here on Feb. 3, only to get disqualified. She’s worked well since and is three-times stakes placed. Just Call Me Lucky was the division leader coming into this year, but she faded in her only 2025 start, which was almost three months ago. A return top form makes her dangerous, and a bullet work on April 17 says she might be ready to get back to that kind of performance level. Lyman and Bradley Rollins Katar was a smashing 11 1/4-length winner of this race last year, but he then ran sixth at Santa Anita last May 24 and hasn’t been seen since. He’s worked superbly for his return for trainer Kory Owens but is giving away recency to some quality rivals. Among his five foes are Pop d’Oro, who looks to make it six straight wins. The 5-year-old gelded son of Bolt d’Oro has been on a tear and has shown versatility in those wins, the last two coming in stakes here. Brandyn was second to Pop d’Oro in the Cactus Wren here April 3 and wasn’t beaten by much. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.