Top pick: #1 (BELLA VIAGGIA) (2-1) - Very consistent (7-4-3-0) filly is 3-2-1-0 on the grass, and won this stakes a year ago in her only previous local appearance. Freshened up since a near miss in a $150K mile stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 18th, and she has a clear speed to target.
2nd pick: #6 (Tasty Treat) (5-2) - Dangerous foe, she has by far the best early speed of this group and comes into this off a pair of wire-to-wire wins at Del Mar. She has an outstanding turf record (12-6-4-0), and I almost made her the top pick.
3rd pick: #8 (Ismene) (3-1) - Talented but fragile daughter of "Tribal Rule" has had her career broken up by many layoffs of varying length, but is a good runner when in shape. Home-bred is working fast for this, and finished a pace-setting second here last March in her only previous local turf.
4th pick: #2 (Dancingtothestars) (6-1) - She's a threat with her best, and has some closing kick in a race where the pace could be fast and/or contested. Stretch threat at a square price.