Top pick: #2 (SISTER'S SPEED) - Her name fits her as "speed" is her game. Claimed two back by Bruce Brown for $20,000 filly tired at Saratoga in her first for the new barn. Has the rail, loves this surface (5-2-2-0), and has a sharp local work on Sept. 8. The top selection.
2nd pick: #4 (Driven By Seattle) - Logical contender and probable favorite has finished second in three straight races, including a pair at this level. Very consistent and she has a flexible style. The likely winner if the top pick fails.
3rd pick: #6 (Chernobyl Princess) - She's tried this condition since last Feb. and is (10-0-2-4) at it. One-run type has done her best work on this footing (8-1-1-3). Contender would love a fast/contested pace.