Top pick: #4 (SUNNY DESERT) - Great claim by John Parisella as this vastly improved filly has gone (5-3-2-0) since he took her for $435K last December. She comes off a career best when winning a 7-furlong contest at Saratoga on July 30th and in her previous start she became a stakes winner on this surface. Training fine and much the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Why Take a Chance) - Consistent filly has a speed/stalking style and last out at Saratoga was beaten a length in a $100K stakes racing on the turf. In her previous race she was narrowly beaten here at this distance facing allowance foes. Can factor today.
3rd pick: #1 (I Bet Toni Knows) - Lightly-raced filly hasn't raced since rallying to win a $75K grass stakes here June 3rd. Training fine and she's more than capable of contending on the dirt.