Todd Pletcher’s roster of talented newly turned 3-year-old fillies is a deep one, headed by Grade 1 winner Candied and Grade 2 winner Life Talk. Leslie’s Rose looked very much like a graded-stakes type when she powered home a 9 1/4-length winner in her debut at Aqueduct on Nov. 19. Thursday at Gulfstream Park, Leslie’s Rose and her debut-winning, Pletcher-trained stablemate Happy Together will look to take the next step toward an upcoming stakes when they head a field of six 3-year-old fillies entered in a first-level allowance going seven furlongs over the main track. :: Access morning workout reports straight from the tracks and get an edge with DRF Clocker Reports Leslie’s Rose, a daughter of Into Mischief who brought $1.15 million at the Keeneland September yearling sales in 2022, was sent off at a generous 9-2 on debut. Breaking from the rail under Irad Ortiz Jr., Leslie’s Rose broke running, took some pressure from odds-on favorite Shoplifting before drawing away and winning while being geared down at the wire. Leslie’s Rose earned a solid 87 Beyer Speed Figure for the debut. “We were hoping for a good debut and she even arguably exceeded expectations,” Pletcher said. “We considered looking at some of these stakes, but we’re in no rush; wanted to get a little more experience, a little more distance and put ourselves in position to move into a stakes after this race and continue to stretch out.” Happy Together, a daughter of Speightstown and a $425,000 yearling purchase by Robert and Lawana Low, won her debut at Gulfstream on Nov. 10 by 3 1/4 lengths. She got a sweet outside stalking trip and pulled away despite failing to switch leads in the stretch. “We were expecting a good effort, which she delivered,” Pletcher said. “Figure-wise, not as fast as the other filly. I hate running them against each other but it’s kind of the right thing to do for each one in their development.” Ortiz rides Leslie’s Rose from post 2. Emisael Jamarillo rides Happy Together from post 4. Unable to race on Lasix at 2, all six fillies in this field will be first-time Lasix in their 3-year-old debuts. Lincoln Park and Sing a Little Song head the competition. Lincoln Park, trained by Tom Proctor for owner/breeder Glen Hill Farm, was a 15-1 debut winner at Gulfstream on Oct. 22. In her first start against winners, she finished third behind Fiona’s Magic, who was winning her second straight start. In addition to Lasix, Lincoln Park will be getting blinkers for the first time. Sing a Little Song, a daughter of Bird Song, rallied from last of 12 in a maiden $100,000 claimer at Churchill Downs in November. Horses coming out of that race are a combined 1 for 8, the lone win coming in a $20,000 claiming race. Gun Song, a debut winner at Aqueduct in October, finished third in her next start. Trainer Mark Hennig adds blinkers to her equipment. Emily’s Wish won for maiden $25,000 claiming and was taken out of the race by Jose D’Angelo. Options for Pletcher fillies Pletcher said he does not have any set plans for his other 3-year-old fillies. Candied, the Grade 1 Alcibiades winner who finished third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, recently returned to Pletcher’s barn at Palm Beach Downs after getting a freshening at WinStar following the Breeders’ Cup. Pletcher said he doesn’t anticipate getting her back to the races until March. “We’ll see how we want to play it. She’ll have one or two preps hopefully before the [Kentucky] Oaks,” Pletcher said. Life Talk, who was fourth in the Juvenile Fillies before winning the Grade 2 Demoiselle at Aqueduct on Dec. 2, returned to the work tab on Jan. 4. Pletcher said the races that are likely in play for her include the $150,000 Suncoast Stakes at Tampa on Feb. 10, the Grade 2, $300,000 Rachel Alexandra at Fair Grounds on Feb. 17, or maybe the Grade 2, $200,000 Davona Dale on March 2 at Gulfstream. The Suncoast and Rachel Alexandra would be considered for Scalable, who won a one-mile maiden race by six lengths at Gulfstream on Jan. 4. She was coming out of a fifth-place finish in the Juvenile Fillies. “I’d like to get her around two turns,” Pletcher said. Meanwhile, Pletcher said that Fierceness, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner, and Locked, third in that same race, continue to train well for their upcoming 3-year-old debuts. They worked five furlongs together in 1:01.34 on Jan. 4 at Palm Beach Downs. Fierceness is on target to make his seasonal debut in the Grade 3, $250,000 Holy Bull on Feb. 3, while Locked, the Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity winner, is being pointed to the Grade 3, $250,000 Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 10. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.