HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – In a matter of two weeks last fall, the New York-bred filly Five G established herself as a quality turf horse who trainer George Weaver did not want to leave up north for the winter. In a matter of two months this year, Five G has established herself as a significant player in the 3-year-old filly dirt division, with her sights set on the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 2. With options that included the Grade 1 Ashland at Keeneland next week, Five G will stay home for Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks, where she looks to be the one to beat in a likely six-horse field set to go 1 1/16 miles. Seven were entered, but Early On is expected to scratch and point to next week’s Gazelle Stakes at Aqueduct. Provided the field stays with at least six runners, the Gulfstream Oaks offers its top five finishers qualifying points on a scale of 100-50-25-15-10 toward the Kentucky Oaks. If only five run, then 75 percent of the points will be awarded. Last November, Five G won a maiden race. Fifteen days later, she finished second in the Tepin Stakes. Both races were run over Aqueduct’s turf course. :: Play Gulfstream Park with confidence! DRF Past Performances, Picks, and Clocker Reports available now. After bringing Five G to Palm Beach Downs and watching her train on dirt, Weaver recommended to the owners, Gatsas Stable, that she try the dirt at some point. On New Year’s Day, Five G won the Cash Run Stakes, a one-turn mile race, by nine lengths after dueling on the lead. On Feb. 23, Five G was in the Grade 3 Honeybee at Oaklawn Park. Breaking from post 13, she had to be used early by Irad Ortiz Jr. to make the lead. Five G set a quick pace and did well to hold second, one length behind Quietside. “For jumping out of there like she did and probably using more horse than you normally would just because of the post, I thought she held on well through the stretch,” Weaver said. Noting that Five G won her maiden from off the pace, albeit on turf, Weaver doesn’t believe she has to have the lead. “When she broke her maiden on the grass, she sat back and made a nice acceleration. I don’t see why she wouldn’t be able to do that on the dirt,” Weaver said. “But then again, she’s got good tactical speed. You don’t want to wrestle a horse back.” Ortiz is named to ride The Queens M G, on whom he won the Grade 2 Davona Dale. Tyler Gaffalione was named to ride Five G, but is out indefinitely after breaking his ankle at Gulfstream on Wednesday. As of Thursday morning, Weaver had yet to finalize a rider. Among those available is Manny Franco, a jockey with whom Weaver has had previous success. Franco is in town from New York to ride Sovereignty in the Grade 1 Florida Derby, subbing for an injured Junior Alvarado. :: Get Gulfstream Park Clocker Reports from Mike Welsch and the Clocker Team. Available every race day. Saffie Joseph Jr. sends out The Queens M G and Paradise City, the latter of which was beaten nine lengths by Five G in the Cash Run but came back to win a first-level allowance race by six lengths at the Gulfstream Oaks distance of 1 1/16 miles. “She never ran her best race, including when she won first time out, until last time,” Joseph said. “We rode her differently. She would always get daylight and then flatten out. We covered her up last time and we’re going to ride her similarly. She’s a very talented filly.” Joseph describes The Queens M G as an overachiever. She won her third career stakes when she took the Davona Dale going a one-turn mile on March 1. This will be her first start at 1 1/16 miles and around two turns. “Two turns I don’t think will be a problem,” Joseph said. “She just needs to improve again. I feel like if I were to pick them, I think Paradise City is our best chance to get it done.” Anna’s Promise won a $50,000 claiming race on Feb. 5 and was claimed out of the race by trainer Carlos David for owners Howard and William Belford. Anna’s Promise stepped up to win a first-level allowance going 1 1/16 miles by a length in March. She was forwardly placed that day and is likely to be so again from her outside draw under Luis Saez. “She doesn’t need to be on the lead. I think she’s pretty manageable. She can be anywhere she wants, really,” David said. “She’s got a lot of potential.” Completing the field are Cassiar, a debut winner sprinting at Tampa Bay Downs for Shug McGaughey on Feb. 8, and Whatintheliteral, who won the Astoria Stakes at 2 for Jena Antonucci but who has not run since being eased when facing males in the Nashua Stakes last November at Aqueduct. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.