Top pick: #2 (WICKEDLY SWEET) (2-1) - Filly ships up from Delaware Park where she rallied to finish third of 11, beaten just under a length when debuting on Aug. 17 when facing special weights. Trainer Tony Dutrow (34% second time out)drops her down a bit and daughter of "Mr. Greeley" had a bullet half-mile breeze at Fair Hill eight days ago before heading north.
2nd pick: #6 (Alpaca Fina) (5-2) - Daughter of Derby and Preakness winner "Big Brown" wasn't quite ready for the "Spa" meet, but makes her debut today off of a recent pair of fast local drills. In the barn of Chad Brown and his main-rider (J.J. Castellano) is aboard.
3rd pick: #3 (Lemme Rock) (10-1) - New York-bred is by G1 winner "Bustin Stones" and she's been in steady training here since early June. Valente home-bred can factor if ready.
4th pick: #7 (Hangingwithsonny) (6-1) - She rallied to finish a distant third when debuting on the Saratoga dirt July 19th, then raced both wide and evenly on the grass Aug. 15. Freshened up for the past five weeks, filly could grab a share at a square price.