GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint heroine Finest City (City Zip) is expected to scratch out of the $300,000 GI La Troienne S. at Churchill Downs Friday and the mantle of morning line favoritism falls instead on Chad Brown trainee Paid Up Subscriber (Candy Ride {Arg}) at 2-1. A winner of the GII Fleur de Lis H. last June the 5-year-old was a distance second to the recently retired I'm a Chatterbox (Munnings) in the GI Spinster S. during the Keeneland Fall Meet for trainer Al Stall, Jr. and owners William H. Lawrence and Klaravich Stables Inc.. Paid Up Subscriber was knocked down to White Birch Farm during the Fasig-Tipton November Sale for $1.1 million a month later. She resurfaced with a third-place finish in the GI Madison S. in her 5-year-old bow for these connections after a wide trip Apr. 8.
Recent Mar. 18 GII Azeri S. victress Streamline (Straight Line) had GIII Rampart S. heroine Eskenformoney (Eskendereya) back in second that day. The Brian Williamson trainee closed late to take third behind champion Stellar Wind (Curlin) in the GI Apple Blossom H. over 1 1/16 miles at Oaklawn Park Apr. 14.The latter also ran third in the GII Royal Delta S. at Gulfstream Park Feb. 18 in her seasonal opener.
Maggi Moss's 2015 GIII Tempted S. heroine Big World (Custom for Carlos) is testing the waters at the Grade I level on the back of three straight victories at a mile or more. A four-length winner of the state-bred LA Bred Premier Night Distaff S. at Delta Downs Feb. 11, the Tom Amoss charge won going this trip at 60 cents on the dollar in an Oaklawn optional claimer Mar. 30.
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