1.   The afternoon will feature three stakes and a closely watched maiden race.

2.   This half-sister to Dante winner Alnasr Alwasheek showed plenty of promise behind Areciba in a warmly-contested Newbury maiden race last month.

3.   Arctic Boy, who has won only a maiden race, is on the bubble.

4.   Baze was kicked in the chest -- protected by his mandatory flak jacket -- by Oklahoma Morn after the filly dumped him before a maiden race.

5.   Chili Pepper Kid will run on these shoes in his first maiden race, scheduled for Friday.

6.   Congaree was entered in a maiden race at Saratoga, but he came down with a fever and had to be scratched.

7.   Desormeaux and Ocean View were disqualified from first to third for interference in a maiden race Sunday.

8.   Each boat is in its maiden Whitbread race.

9.   Having captured only a maiden race, it may seem surprising that Aptitude is so highly regarded.

10.   He finished third and second in a pair of maiden races at Saratoga before finally breaking his maiden downstate in his fifth career start.