Top pick: #1 (EMBRACING HEARTS) - Clearly the main speed, she's entered tomorrow at Monmouth in a grass sprint but is on the also-eligible list. Nice effort here June 4th at this price and distance saw her set a sensible pace to hold gamely to miss by a head. Last out she again missed by a head in an allowance sprinting on the Colonial Downs turf. Her speed and inside post make her the choice.
2nd pick: #7 (Miss Pavarotti) - Filly chased and levelled off to finish fifth of eight, beaten just over 6 lengths racing here for $40K on July 4th. Race came off a seven week break and trainer Randy Nunley drops her down and has her making back-to-back starts for the first time since last winter when she was in good form.
3rd pick: #9 (Our Gin Mill) - Monmouth shipper has speed/stalking ability and on June 4th she finished four lengths back of "Hearts" and will need to do a bit better in this spot. Contender.