BC Juvenile Fillies Winner Returns in $400,000 Delta Princess Stakes

Almost by default, Take Charge Brandi has been installed as the 2/1 morning line favorite for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, forcing bettors to ask themselves how willing they are to accept such an odds reversal in just one race.  In fact, bettors are likely left with several questions:  how much did the BC Juvenile take out of Take Charge Brandi?  Was she the beneficiary of a speed favoring track and a slow pace?  Can she run back to back quality races for the first time in her career?    

There’s plenty of logical reasons to be skeptical about Take Charge Brandi’s chances in the Delta Princess, but there’s still the remaining issue of which filly might be good enough to beat her.  There’s also the intriguing potential problem of a speed duel between Take Charge Brandi and 3/1 second choice Vivian Da Bling who looks like an intractable front runner for trainer William Brett Calhoun.

Skipalute (6/1) ran second in the Grade 2 Matron at Belmont in her last start and will be racing around two turns for the first time.  The Eddie Kenneally trainee has tactical speed and could pull the mild upset under jockey Corey Lanerie.