Silverbulletday Stakes Predictions, Odds, Pick (Fair Grounds)

A daughter of the Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist, this dark bay made short work of her maiden competition when unveiled in New Orleans three weeks ago by trainer Jason Barkley.

Clearly, a filly who will be right at home around two turns, she moves right into good stakes company on Saturday after the impressive debut. This will obviously be a tougher assignment, but the way she won over the track makes me believe that she will fit right in with this group. 

The Cox-trained fillies have the experience edge, but any move forward off that first effort will give her a big shot here. She is the top pick.

Amber Cascade

This daughter of Free Drop Billy has been able to improve with each start for trainer Cherie DeVaux. After showing little in her debut at Keeneland, she bounced back with a runner-up finish against maiden claimers at Churchill Downs when stretched to a mile.

Most recently, she was a decisive winner of a maiden race at FairGrounds three weeks ago. It was the same card that Forest Chimes won. 

Of the two, I clearly like Forest Chimes better. Still, this one is on the improve and should not be discounted.

Norah G

Trained by Patricia West, this gray daughter of Fast Anna will try both open company and two turns for the first time on Saturday. 

Against fellow Louisiana-breds, she has won two of three and just missed in her only loss. The last two came in stakes races. 

She comes in with good form, but the combination of jumps in both class and distance might be a little more than she wants. I am looking elsewhere.

Hayunevano

This Goldencents filly has every right to take a step forward after briefly getting to the lead in the Untapable before fading out of the picture to finish fourth. 

That initial stakes try came after a nice maiden score at Fair Grounds in her second career start, in which she went wire-to-wire.

It’s hard to know if she will improve enough to be a real threat against a tougher overall field this time around, but with the speed of the race, she must be considered and could add value to the exotics.

Cotton Candy Annie

This daughter of Sharp Azteca is the most experienced filly in the field with two wins in eight-lifetime starts. After five losing efforts to begin her career, she finally scored a breakthrough win against maiden claimers. 

She was able to make it two in a row with a win in the slop as a big longshot after that, but in her stakes debut, she looked a bit overmatched in the Untapable. Off that lone stakes try, which was at Fair Grounds, I find her hard to recommend here.