Oversubscribed Looks To Skip Home In GIII Pebbles At The Big A

After a Breeders' Cup run in the sun, trainer Chad Brown is back on his home turf–literally–for another graded race at Aqueduct. When the top conditioner has paired with red-hot jockey Flavien Prat over the past 60 days, the duo wins at a rock-solid clip of almost 25% out of 51 attempts.

In Friday's GIII Pebbles Stakes, the Brown-Prat alliance tries to get Klaravich Stables's Oversubscribed (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) back into the winner's circle. As the 2-1 favorite on the morning-line here, the last time Brown booked Prat to ride the 3-year-old filly she won over this course and distance by 3 1/4 lengths in the Wild Applause Stakes June 22.

A 400,000gns purchase by Seth Klarman at the 2022 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Oversubscribed in her latest start ran a well-beaten sixth in the GI Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Keeneland Oct. 12.

In what has become de rigueur for this stable, Brown also has uncoupled entry headed to the post. Dea Matrona (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}) went from losing by a neck against claiming company at the Spa July 19 to clearing the optional claiming ranks upstate Sept. 2. Gaining the services of Irad Ortiz Jr., the bay is going to have to keep her eyes peeled for her stablemate late in the game.

As for other contenders who are drawn for the Pebbles, trainer Christophe Clement has See You Around (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) making her U.S. debut after two seasons of racing in France. On the Continent, the filly won a stakes at Toulouse in April, but was unable to hit the board in the G1 French 1000 Guineas at ParisLongchamp in May.

Also in with a chance is the experienced Macanga (American Pharoah), who just missed by a neck last out in the GII Sands Point Stakes at the Big A Oct. 12. She is joined by Way to Be Marie (Not This Time), who is looking to rebound after a fifth-place finish in the GIII Regret Stakes at Churchill Downs June 1.

Finally, potential 'pace factor' candidates could be filled by 2023 GI NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Jody's Pride (American Pharoah), who tries turf for the first time, and No More Candy (Uncle Mo) will try to build on a gate to wire score going long against optional claimers that she had over Aqueduct's grass course Sept. 20.