Top pick: #1 (DRAGONBERRY) (7-5) - Daughter of "Unbridled's Song" missed by a "neck" here at this level and distance on Aug. 1. Only her second start, it was her first around two-turns and she's worked well since. She has the rail, and has the leading trainer (Pletcher) and rider (Castellano) at this meet in her corner.
2nd pick: #2 (Smart Ashley) (6-1) - Grey filly finished a solid third here at this level when racing on the grass July 26th. Nicely bred filly had checked in second in her previous race on the Churchill dirt and daughter of "Smart Strike" draws a nice post.
3rd pick: #7 (Guilty Verdict) (2-1) - Phipps runner is regally bred and is stretching out in distance in her third back off almost a 10-month layoff. She rallied to finish 3rd at this level going 7-furlongs on Aug 2nd and has worked fast since. Win candidate.
4th pick: #5 (M B and Tee) (6-1) - $110,000 daughter of "Flatter" is stretching out in distance after a good effort when debuting here July 18th. She took some betting action that day and was leaning forward at the start and hit the gate when the doors opened. She's worked fast since and may be the main speed of this small group.