The six-furlong Distaff, for older fillies and mares, is carded as the second race on a nine-race program that also features the $100,000 Woodhaven Stakes for 3-year-old turf horses. The Distaff and the Woodhaven bookend the early Pick 4.

A winner of ten of 16 career starts, La Verdad enters the Distaff off a lucrative 4-year-old campaign that included four stakes wins in addition to her victory in this same race last year. The bay mare also notched a pair of runner-up finishes in the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap at Laurel Park and the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont Park.

La Verdad, a daughter of Yes It’s True, has shown a particular affinity for Aqueduct, where she is four-for-five in her career, with her only off-the-board finish coming in the Grade 3 Fall Highweight Handicap against males.

Breaking from post 4 as the 1-2 morning-line favorite, La Verdad will again be ridden by Jose Ortiz.

Trained by the white-hot Kiaran McLaughlin, Mamdooha doesn’t possess the sterling resume of La Verdad, but the Daaher filly enters the Top Flight on a five-race win streak dating back to November 2013.

After finishing second in her debut and breaking her maiden at second asking, Mamdooha rattled off wins in the Gin Talking Stakes at Laurel, and the Ruthless and Cicada at Aqueduct. Making her first start as a 4-year-old in the six-furlong Correction Stakes on March 14 at the Big A, Mamdooha rallied determinedly to prevail by a head in her first start against older fillies and mares.

Despite her penchant for finding the wire first, Mamdooha has yet to eclipse a Beyer Speed Figure of 80, and is tabbed at 7-2 on the morning line. The Shadwell Stable color-bearer will break from post 2 with Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons.

The meet’s leading trainer, David Jacobson, will be represented by Frivolity and Aireofdistinction, who are listed at 6-1 and 4-1, respectively, on the morning line. Frivolity has not raced since finishing second in an optional claimer at Laurel on January 15, while Aireofdistinction finished third by a neck in the Correction in her latest start.

Angel Cruz, who currently sits atop the Big A’s jockey standings, will ride Frivolity. Aireofdistinction will be ridden by Junior Alvarado.

A talented quintet of grass horses has lined up for the 1 1/16-mile Woodhaven, led by Robert Spiegel’s Vision Perfect.

A son of Pollard’s Vision, Vision Perfect broke his maiden last fall at Belmont, and subsequently finished second in the Grade 3 Pilgrim and took the Awad Stakes in his 2-year-old finale. Fittingly, Vision Perfect’s trainer, David Donk, also conditioned Awad, who won four Grade 1 turf events in his career.

Chief Kitten, from the barn of Chad Brown and Ken and Sarah Ramsey, Made in Detroit, Eh Cumpari and Zandar round out the main body of the field. Market Conduct is entered for the main track only.