Top pick: #8 (HALFWAY TO HEAVEN) - Talented and flexible. Daughter of the top English Stallion, "Pivotal" brings a great overall mark (8-4-2-2) and it has been accomplished against the very best that Europe has to offer. Filly sports impressive human connections, of owner Michael Tabor and arguably the best trainer in the world - Aidan O'Brien. She has competed in five straight Grade One races and is (5-3-0-2)in those prestigious events. Like most good ones, she has won on the lead and also from a tracking position. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Wait a While) - Wonderful race-mare has been a gem of consistency her entire career (23-12-3-4) and sports a "perfect" record on this course (three for three). Likes to race just off the lead and that would appear to be a good spot to get "first-run" on the deep closers. Can find no chinks in her armor and for those of you who like her more than the top pick, there are no strong objections from me,
3rd pick: #4 (Visit) - Narrowly defeated (1 1/2 lenghts) by the top pick last out in England, lightly-raced filly brings a good overall record (7-2-2-1) against the best of her generation both last year and this. Close-up rating gear is a plus and she has improved a ton in the English Time-Form ratings leading into this.
4th pick: #3 (Forever Together) - Impressed last out at Keeneland with an authoritative win in the Grade One "First Lady". Much closer to the pace than usual, she easily went by the pace-setters, including multiple Grade One winner "Precious Kitten". She's always had talent, and the turf-course appears to have brought out the best in her (5-3-0-2). Could sneak away at a very "juicy" price in this field.