DEBUTANTE SPOTLIGHTS WICKEDLY PERFECT by Blood-Horse

Wickedly Perfect hoping to remain perfect in Debutante

Wickedly Perfect will try to continue living up to her moniker (Benoit Photos) The undefeated WICKEDLY PERFECT (Congrats), trained by Del Mar's leading conditioner, Doug O'Neill, takes the spotlight in a field of 12 two-year-old fillies, including two supplementary entries, in Saturday's $250,000 Darley Debutante (G1) at seven furlongs. Wickedly Perfect broke her maiden at first asking at Hollywood Park and polished off a competitive field of seven in Del Mar's Sorrento S. (G3) on August 6. She's worked once since, going an easy six furlongs in 1:14 2/5 on August 27. Rafael Bejarano retains the ride on the daughter of Congrats that was bought for $70,000 at the OBS April sale of two-year-olds in training. The Sorrento's second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in that race -- A Z WARRIOR (Bernardini), IZSHELEGAL (Maria's Mon), one of the two supplemental entries, and SHE'LL HEIR (Wildcat Heir) -- are back for another shot at Wickedly Perfect. A Z Warrior won first time out at Hollywood Park, also, before getting shaded by a length to the O'Neill juvenile. Izshelegal is still a maiden, having finished second and third in her two outings, but trainer Terry Knight and her owners think enough of her chances to put up the $10,000 supplemental fee. Though not nominated to the Debutante, Izshelegal obviously has been highly prized, bringing a price of $130,000 at the 2009 Keeneland September yearling sale. Knight has said all along that he expects Izshelegal, who was a fast-closing third in the Sorrento and missed second by a head, to get better with distance. Victor Espinoza will be in the irons again.

She'll Heir, trained by Vladimir Cerin for major clients David and Holly Wilson, won her first two outings, including Hollywood Park's Cinderella S., but is winless in her last two starts, the Landaluce S. at Hollywood and the Sorrento.

She'll Heir captured her first two starts including the Cinderella (Benoit Photos) AVID (More Than Ready), a super-impressive Del Mar winner in her only start for Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, is expected to get a lot of fan support. She'll be ridden by Joel Rosario, taking over for Bejarano, who rode her in the maiden win. Others coming into the race from victories are SUGARINTHEMORNING (Candy Ride [Arg]), a California-bred trained by Hall of Famer Ron McAnally; TELL A KELLY (Tapit), owned by Ike and Dawn Thrash and trained by John Sadler, who won at Del Mar August 15 and will be ridden again by Alonso Quinonez; and RIGOLETTA (Concerto), a Del Mar maiden winner August 8, who is the other $10,000 supplemental entry. Still in the maiden ranks along with Izshelegal is RIGHTEOUS RENEE (Dixie Union), second to Avid the last time out and to A Z Warrior in her first start, BIG TIZ (Tiznow) and DISTANT GLOW (Decarchy). The field is rounded out by GONE REBEL (Macabe), a neck runner-up in a first-level allowance at Del Mar on August 18.

Seven older males were entered for the $75,000 Windy Sands H. at one mile. INFORMED (Tiznow), who captured last year's Californian S. (G2) and San Diego H. (G2), will make his belated 2010 debut against the likes of SPURRIER (Dixieland Band), RED DOOR DRIVE (Sky Mesa), UNUSUAL SUSPECT (Unusual Heat), AGGIE ENGINEER (E Dubai) and TROPIC STORM (Stormy Atlantic).