Top pick: #5 (STORM ON BYE) (3-1) - Veteran rallied to miss by a 'head' here at this level and distance Aug 17. It was her best overall effort since coming off an 8 1/2 month layoff in late May. Five of her six careers wins have come here and strong finisher should get a fast and/or contested pace to close into.
2nd pick: #4 (Ride the World) (5-2) - Very lightly-raced, she's gone 3-2-1-0 to date and won a 2l allowance here Aug 10. Speed/stalker was racing off a year's layoff and will be making back-to-back starts for the first time. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (War Alert) (7-2) - Well bred filly has been in England, California, and the mid-Atlantic region in her eight start career. Latest saw her race evenly at Saratoga going a mile on the grass Aug 9. She draws the rail while trainer Graham Motion cuts her back in distance. Three-year-old daughter of 'War Pass' must be left in the win mix.