Top pick: #1 (WINE COUNTRY WANDA) (8-5) - Lightly-raced filly stretches back out in her local debut after being competitive in all five previous starts at Santa Anita at this tag. One-run type has the rail and trainer Eric Kruljac will add blinkers for the first time.
2nd pick: #4 (Broadway Bella) (9-5) - Daughter of grass champ "English Channel" drops way down in price and moves from turf to dirt for the Julio Canani barn. Filly has races in her past on the grass that would win this if they can be repeated on real dirt.
3rd pick: #6 (Stracciatella) (3-1) - Filly chased and held to finish a distant second when racing at this level and distance at santa Anita on June 7th. It was her third back off a 10 month layoff, she's worked fast since, and must be left in the three horse mix.