Top pick: #3 (BROKEN SILENCE) - Goes 2nd off a half-years absence and has a "bullet" drill on August 25th that suggests that she's ready for her best. Presence of Garret Gomez says her connections think so to. The top pick.
2nd pick: #7 (Cherryblossom Miss) - Logical contender and probable favorite has finished 2nd in her last 5 starts on both turf and dirt. She should be in this from start-to-finish with every chance turning for home.
3rd pick: #2 (Venatrix) - Tries an artificial surface for the first time and she raced evenly here on the turf August 16th, her first effort in a half-year. Strong trainer/jockey team of Hess/Talamo wins at a 40% clip over the past 18 months.