Top Pick: #2 Thorpedo Anna (1-1) - Thorpedo Anna has had a banner year, winning five of six races, including four at Grade 1. She finished second in the Travers Stakes despite her best speed figure of the season, losing out to Fierceness at 1 1/4 miles. Thorpedo Anna has Grade 1 wins at the Cotillion, the Coaching Club American Oaks, the Acorn Stakes, and the Kentucky Oaks, all in 2024. In races at 1 1/16 to 1 1/8 miles, Thorpedo Anna is 5-for-5.
2nd Pick: #6 Raging Sea (4-1) - Chad Brown-trained Raging Sea has been remarkably consistent, finishing first in six of seven races, all but one at 1 1/8 miles. This 4-year-old daughter of Curlin won the Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes in August in a close, furious finish over Idiomatic while rallying from fourth.
3rd Pick: #9 Awesome Result (5-1) - This Japanese-based filly is unbeaten in six career starts. Sired by American Triple Crown winner Justify, Awesome Result has shown impressive stamina. The filly's six starts, including two this year, have been at least 1 1/8 miles.