Top pick: #1 (BOLD UNION) - Talented, fast, fresh, and ready to roll. Filly has the best early speed and exits a win in a stakes at Penn National on July 31 in which she earned her best "figure" and the best any here has ever run. Can win this in wirte-to-wire fashion.
2nd pick: #4 (Sky Haven) - Longshot has good stalking ability and she should be in close attendance turning for home. Exacta player at a square price. She's one of a pair entered by trainer Steve Asmussen and his main rider (Shaun Bridgmohan) winds up on this filly.
3rd pick: #6 (Step Out Smartly) - Exits a win at Churchill on July 2, that produced a good figure. She's won four of eight and that's impressive anywhere. Stretch threat.