Top pick: #6 (LADY SHIPMAN) (6-5) - It's hard to go past this speedball as she seeks her eighth win in 10 starts. She's 6-for-7 sprinting on the grass and was an easy gate-to-wire winner here at this trip in a $100K stakes Aug. 3rd. In shape and the choice to take another.
2nd pick: #2 (Free as a Bird) (2-1) - Veteran has slipped a bit as she nears her seventh birthday, but is still competitive and can close during the stretch run to maybe complete the exacta. Working well, and she's racing second back off almost a three month layoff. Mare's local record stands at 5-2-2-0.
3rd pick: #4 (Sugar Shock) (20-1) - Longshot has some ability and is racing on the grass for the first time. Bred for the turf and she's from a sharp Midwest based barn (Brad Cox, three for 10 at this meet).