Top pick: #6 (MONICA C C) - Ten-time winner is 2-for-6 locally and 4-for-7 at this distance. Runs first off a Peter Miller claim and this mare enters this a fresh horse. Lots of speed for her to rally into and 5-year-old is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Roman Chic) - She has the best early speed of these and the rail is hers for the taking. Drops and goes turf to "poly" in this spot for the dangerous Mitchell barn. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Saint Cindy) - Races second back off a 10-month layoff and she showed little in her return run. Likes synthetic surfaces and trainer Jack Carava brings her back quickly and shortens her up in distance. Price play.