Babai Baby, a 2-year-old daughter of Value Plus who beat colts in her debut last month at Belmont, worked five furlongs in 1:00.23 on Wednesday morning over the Saratoga main track in preparation for a start in next Wednesday's Grade 2, $150,000 Adirondack Stakes against fillies at 6 1/2 furlongs.

The work was the fastest of 32 at the distance.

"She just did it so easy," trainer John Kimmel said. "I put her in company with another filly, she stayed right with her and drew off the last eighth, and galloped out strong. Rajiv Maragh was up, and he was very pleased. He said it doesn't get any better than that. She did it well within herself."

Kimmel said he was surprised Babai Baby showed as much speed as she did in her debut, which she won by a neck while covering six furlongs in 1:10.23.

"I was shocked when she made the lead," Kimmel said. "She's always focused when she had horses to track. I'm sure she'll have horses to track in this race."

Babai Baby is campaigned by Stonewall Farm, where her sire Value Plus stood in 2009 for a fee of $10,000.

edited story courtesy of DRF