Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #1 (PALACE AVENGER) (3-1) - Filly sold for $75,000 as a 2yo in training this past April and the buyer was former rider Steve Cauthen who won the Triple Crown with 'Affirmed' just over forty years ago. She's working steadily, has the rail, is from the barn of Wesley Ward (33% first out), and he has John Velazquez aboard.
2nd pick: #8 (Paterson) (9-2) - Longshot is a daughter of 'Uncle Mo' and she sold for $210,000 as a yearling back in Sept. of 2018. Filly ships from Saratoga where she' had a half-dozen published on the training track there since May 12. Barn (Jeremiah Englehart) has had an excellent meet and has won with 19-of-87 (22%) with debuting runners in 2018-19.
3rd pick: #9 (Our Dixie Blue) (6-1) - She debuts off a near bullet 3 furlong gate breeze here June 23. $120K purchase is from the barn of Jon Thomas and he has Javier Castellano aboard. When teamed up, the pair won last years Travers Stakes (G1) with 'Catholic Boy'.
4th pick: #3 (Miss Pepina) (8-1) - Another making her first start, she enters off an above average 5 furlong breeze here June 23. It's of note that the red hot Joel Rosario takes the mount.