Top Pick: #8 Awesome Czech (5-1) - This is a versatile horse that adapts well to how the pace develops. From the fourth position, she won the 2025 Ticonderoga Stakes and took the Yaddo Stakes, both at 1 1/16-miles. At the Yaddo, Awesome Czech rallied from mid-pack to win by a half-length, ridden by Ricardo Santana, Jr., who will be atop for this one.
2nd Pick: #5 Austere (7-2) - Austere finished second in the Gallorette last year. In five races over a mile, Austere has finished in first, second, third, and fourth.
3rd Pick: #7 Child of the Moon (5-2) - In seven races, this Chad Brown mare has finished first twice and second twice. Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr, will be atop.