Lorelei Lee works, other Kentucky Oaks fillies arrive

Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks contender Lorelei Lee worked Monday morning at Churchill Downs. See video of that work, and find out plans for other contenders in the classic race for 3-year-old fillies on May 1.

Bella Ballerina – Godolphin’s Bella Ballerina arrived at Churchill Downs around 1:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday. The filly is scheduled to record her final Kentucky Oaks breeze this weekend.

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Counting Stars and Search Party – Trainer Mark Casse’s two Kentucky Oaks hopefuls, Counting Stars and Search Party jogged two miles in the mile chute shortly after the main track opened for training at 5:15 a.m. EDT.

Froylan Garcia was aboard West Point Thoroughbreds’ Counting Stars, winner of the Fantasy (G2) in her most recent start, and Elver Vargas was on Tracy Farmer’s Search Party, runner-up in the Fantasy.

Lorelei Lee – Skychai Racing’s Lorelei Lee, winner of the Bourbonette Oaks in her most recent start, worked a half-mile in company in 48.2 seconds for trainer Mike Maker. She opened the work in company with Salty Senorita with a 24.0-second first quarter and galloped out five-eighths in 1:01.4, according to Churchill Downs clocker Adam Wallace.

Meaning and Brooklyn Blonde – Santa Anita Oaks (G2) winner Meaning is scheduled to arrive from trainer Michael McCarthy’s Southern California base Tuesday afternoon according to Justin Curran, McCarthy’s Churchill Downs assistant.

Also on the plane is scheduled to be Brooklyn Blonde, the runner-up in the Santa Anita Oaks. Brooklyn Blonde is 16th on the road to the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard and would need two defections from fillies under consideration for the race to make the field. Curran said Brooklyn Blonde would be pointed to the $700,000 Eight Belles (G2) on May 1 if she does not get in the Oaks.