Top pick: #2 (BUCKINGHAM BULL) (2-1) - Filly is dropping in class and going turf to dirt in her third back off almost a four month break. She has back class on these, has won on the dirt in the past, and trainer Bob Diodoro adds blinkers (a 34% winning angle). The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Wild Excess) (9-5) - The main speed, Cal. bred is another moving from turf to dirt and dropping in class. She's won on the dirt in the past, enters in shape, and is working sharply for this assignment.
3rd pick: #5 (Foggy Dew) (6-1) - No-speed type is also on the cheap side. Capable of rallying for a minor award but the top two selections are much more likely to win this.
4th pick: #3 (Amber Got Even) (4-1) - Most of her success has come on the grass and this mare has a poor record this year 7-0-0-0. Barn drops her to a new low and she may get a share with one of her better efforts.