Top pick: #11 (MANERO) - Lightly raced and improving, she's raced well in both grass appearances following a poor effort when debuting on a sloppy main-track at saratoga on Sep 5. She chased a wire to wire winner last out at Belmont going 7 furlongs at this condition and held gamely for the place spot. Home-bred needs one scratch to compete, and is the horse to beat if she gets to run.
2nd pick: #7 (Rodinia) - She ran a big race two back when finishing 3rd at Belmont in the same rac as Manero. Only a neck back of that rival on the wire, she finished 2nd in her latest going a mile on the dirt here. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Desert Bliss) - She has excellent early speed and has run well in all 4 of her turf starts. Dangerous barn (Jeremiah Englehart) adds lasix for the first time and this filly should be involved from gate to wire.