Top pick: #2 (WISH I UNDERSTOOD) (5-2) - Grey filly from "American Pharoah's' connections pressed a quick pace before weakening to finish a distant 3rd of 5 when debuting at Los Alamitos Race Course July 4. Trainer Bob Baffert (23% 2nd time out) drops her into a claimer (38%) and has Marty Garcia replacing the aging David Flores. Gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #3 (Vronsky's Devka) (8-1) - Longshot raced evenly when debuting against tougher at Los Alamitos July 2. She took some betting action and has since comeback with a pair of sharp works. Drops in class and is dangerous at a big price.
3rd pick: #6 (Fast Escape) (7-2) - Daughter of 'Afleet Alex' finished a solid 3rd when debuting May 21 at Santa Anita facing tougher. However, filly regressed there in a follow up start June 18. Trainer Jeff Bonde has worked her three times since and drops her into a claimer.
4th pick: #9 (Don't Tell Jackie) (3-1) - Blinkers go on filly who checked in an even 3rd of 6 as a heavy favorite when debuting at this tag July 11 at Los Alamitos. Bejarano is aboard for this attempt.