Top pick: #3 (HIGHER DESIRE) - Very lightly raced home-bred by the popular and successful "Hook and Ladder" won her debut at Saratoga last August and ran evenly a month later in a $139K stakes at Finger Lakes. Unraced since then, filly runs in a cheap spot in her return and her trainer (Linda Rice)wins at a solid 22% rate off of long breaks and is at 20% when riding Dominguez. Takes this if ready.
2nd pick: #6 (Mahogany Mist) - Lightly raced 4-year-old by "Prime Timber" faces winners for the first time after going wire to wire here June 26th racing for $12.5K in her maiden score. Nice to see trainer Bruce Brown bring her back quickly and her early speed must be respected.
3rd pick: #7 (Fiddler's Diva) - Drops in half and trainer Paulino Ortiz will add blinkers to her for the first time. Speed/stalker fits this group well and all of the early speed is inside of her. Contends this afternoon.