Top pick: #7 (HIGH INFLATION) (3-1) - Long time maiden enters this off back-to-back 2nd place finishes at Saratoga facing a bit tougher and one of those came at this 7 furlong distance. Stalker draws a nice outside post, meets a weak field, and barn drops her to a new low.
2nd pick: #2 (Darnley Bay) (8-5) - The probable favorite, daughter of "Mineshaft" has finished 2nd in two straight, the latest coming at this trip on Sep 1 at Saratoga. Lightly raced home-bred is an obvious win candidate at a short price.
3rd pick: #8 (Toast to Ashley) (4-1) - Lightly raced daughter of "First Defence" has the best early speed of this crew and draws a nice post to use it from. In a winning barn (Rudy Rodriguez), he drops her to a new low and she's in the three-horse win mix.