While Positive Spirit ran off the tv screen winning the Demoiselle just now under a jockey in Manny Franco who understands outside paths are absolutely the place to be right now on Aqueduct's main track, don't hold Filly Joel's distant third place finish against her too much.

For whatever reason, Filly Joel was steered to the inside into the first turn by Jose Lezcano, and with the way Aqueduct's main track has played the last couple of days, whatever chance Filly Joel had was doomed right then and there.