Top pick: #5 (DISTANT STORM) - Daughter of "Storm Cat" finished a distant second on June 14 in a contest that was originally scheduled for the turf. Race was her first sonce Sept. 20 and should do a lot for her conditioning. Looms the possible favorite and the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1a (Neptuna) - Logical selection hails from the Pletcher barn and raced evenly here at this level on May 30. By "A.P. Indy" out of a "Mr. Prospector" mare, she's almost too valuable to race. Looks set for her best.
3rd pick: #9 (Celtic Cross) - Speed/stalker finished a close-up third last out at Delaware in the best effort of her career. Daughter of "Giant's Causeway" is sitting on a shot at the win.
4th pick: #8 (Thine) - Daughter of "Pulpit" has raced once each on "poly" and conventional dirt. Has good speed and moves to the infield. She could lead these a very long ways.