Top pick: #9 (ROYAL WEEKEND) (6-1) - Speedy 4-year-old filly needs one scratch to compete and is the horse to catch if she scratches in. Capable of a :45 half-mile, and filly has a sharp Hollywood work on Aug. 28.
2nd pick: #8 (Holiday N Newport) (8-5) - The probable favorite, she was a bit rank and tired last out when facing winners going a mile on the Del Mar turf. Trainer Mike Pender brings her back in three weeks, drops her to a new low, shortens her up in distance, and has her on real dirt for the first time.
3rd pick: #3 (Big G Secret Crab) (3-1) - Filly entrers in shape, has some early speed, and home-bred daughter of "Sea of Secrets" will run with blinkers on for the first time.
4th pick: #7 (Teasing Moment) (8-1) - Lightly-raced filly comes off a career best when she finished fifth of 12, beaten just over two lengths racing at Hollywood July 13th. Working fast at Del Mar for her return and she can factor at a big price.