PROCTOR'S LEDGE (6) enters the Distaff Turf Mile winless in two starts in 2018, but there are reasons to believe she's ready to fire a big shot this afternoon. It may look like a non-effort from Proctor's Ledge in the Jenny Wiley at Keeneland on April 14, but she was wide throughout and put in a brief bid rounding the far turn before flattening; I think there's also a case to be made that she doesn't like the Keeneland turf course, a course that some horses love and some horses hate.

Her start two back was very strong, especially when considering that nine furlongs is likely pushing it for her; if the race were stopped at the eighth pole, she'd have been a clear winner. I think the return to a flat mile today will do her wonders and she's likely to be a square price. With 21 MTP, Proctor's Ledge is 10-1; I'll play her to win at 6-1 or greater.