Top pick: #3 (PEARL IN THE SAND) - Irish-bred filly ran rank in a grass sprint heee on August 13th in what was her first start since a solid second-place finish at Gulfstream Jan. 14th in her first race in North America. Lasix is added and trainer Ian Wilkes will stretch her out in distance.
2nd pick: #1 (Lily the Pink) - Home-bred daughter of "Rahy" has finished second in 6 of her 10 outings, including a sharp effort here on July 20th. Beaten less than a length that day, the winner came back to take another next out. Has the inside post and is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #8 (Vacationing) - $300,000 filly by "Harlan's Holiday" finished fourth here July 29th and she had some traffic issues very late. She's making back-to-back starts for the first time since last year and is a threat with her best.
4th pick: #5 (Channel the Green) - Grey filly chased and tired when debuting at Belmont July 1st. Daughter of grass champ "English Channel" is working well locally and she can factor at a big price.