Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (SMILING SHIRLEE) (3-1) - She's one of five making their debuts and this daughter of 'Smiling Tiger' has some impressive works on view at Santa Anita. Home bred worked a bullet half-mile from the gate June 30, best of 60 at the distance that a.m. She'll beat these if she runs to her morning drills.
2nd pick: #1 (Bella Ranella) (4-1) - Blinkers go on filly who rallied to check in third of six, missing by 1.5 lengths when debuting at Los Alamitos June 29. She's worked fast since and trainer Raf Deleon replaces apprentice Diaz with Raf Bejarano.
3rd pick: #6 (Secret Square) (5-1) - A debuting daughter of the fine stallion 'Square Eddie', she's been in steady training at Los Al since early June. Latest work was a sharp half-mile from the gate July 19 and home bred if from the barn of veteran John Sadler (14% first out).
4th pick: #9 (Liberalism) (8-1) - A daughter of 'Broken Vow', she worked a fast half-mile July 12 at Santa Anita for Brian Koriner, a solid 21% with debuting runners in 2018-19.