Top pick: #5 (CRITICISM) - Just failed last out to catch "Sunshine For Life" in her first race in 10 months. Quality runner in Europe (11-4-4-2)and she spent the latter part of '07 racing against colts. A slight move forward off her latest wins this, in her second back off the long vacation.
2nd pick: #7 (J'ray) - Quality mare has carved out a nice career for the Pletcher barn (24-9-6-1) and she's been a steady and reliable stakes runner at this level for the past three years. Most always makes a late run. Win contender.
3rd pick: #1a (Astrologie) - Part of a pair of three-year-old fillies sent her from France by trainer Andre Fabre. English "Timeform" ratings tell us that she's the much better of the two invaders. Lightly raced and distance loving, she could impact this late.