Top pick: #10 (JOSIE'S PROSPECT) (3-1) - Filly pressed the pace and tired in the final furlong to check in fourth here at this tag & trip on June 12. Solid effort came off a seven month layoff, and trainer Bob Barbara brings her back quickly for this attempt. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #8 (Zafiro Azul) (7-2) - She enters off a fast closing second place finish here in the same last race as "Josie." Filly was 2 1/2 clear of that rival and earned a career best figure that day. Obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #9 (Lil Zilla) (8-1) - Lightly raced filly hasn't run since beginning her career with a pair of even efforts in the late summer of 2013. Drops, has a new trainer (Nick Esler), and small barn is having a great year.
4th pick: #3 (Kevin's Steele) (20-1) - Longshot ran well last out facing tougher from a difficult post (12th of 12). Drops, draws better, and trainer Gary Gullo has been "hot" here the past three weeks. Mare can impact at a big price.
5th pick: #7 (Transplendid) (4-1) - Nicely bred filly hasn't raced since late October when she fell heavily while racing here facing tougher. 4yo has races in her past that make her a serious threat if repeatable.