Anne Marie Duff

6:13 Humana Distaff Stakes (Grade 1) 7f

Finest City is the favourite and comes with high class graded form at Santa Anita. Carina Mia was one of the top fillies of 2016 with a Grade 1 win in the Acorn at Belmont and a Grade 2 on this card last year but was well behind Finest City last time. The five-year-old Paulassilverlining was purchased by Juddmonte over the winter after a fine season last year and won the Grade 1 Madison Stakes.

6:55 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes (Grade 2) 1m

This fillies contest sees Graham Motion’s Grade 1 Shadwell Mile winner Miss Temple City warm up for another trip to Royal Ascot. In opposition is the former Ado McGuinness-trained Roco Roja, now with Chad Brown and seeking her first Grade 1 win after a nose loss to the former in the Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes at Del Mar.

8:37 American Turf Stakes (Grade 2) 1m110y

This features the first and third from last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Juvenile with winner Oscar Performance who needs to step up on his seasonal debut when fifth at Keeneland. Brian Lynch’s son of Kitten’s Joy was impressive in beating Aidan O’Brien’s Lancaster Bomber and Bill Mott’s Good Samaritan at Santa Anita.

9:28 Churchill Downs Stakes (Grade 2) 7f

One of the top sprinters in the US, Grade 1 winner Masochistic has Mike Smith on board as he bids to reverse his latest run with Denman’s Call. Masochistic was second but then disqualified for a drug offence, behind Drefong in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.

10:25 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (Grade 1) 1m1f

The Turf Classic looks wide open and includes Grade 1 winners Bal A Bali and Beach Patrol, along with graded stakes winners Kaigun, Flatlined, and Kasaqui. Enterprising (Michael J Maker) has two graded Fair Grounds wins to his name this season. Ken Ramsey’s Oscar Nominated – also trained by Michael J Maker – looks sure to be involved again off two good placed efforts on his last two runs. Churchill Downs is on ATR this evening with the Kentucky Derby due off at 11.46pm.