Top pick: #1a (MAMA ROSA) - Stretch runner finished second here on August 2 in her first following a two-month absence. Daughter of the fine turf sire "Unusual Heat" has run well in all four turf starts and can take this with a late move. She's coupled in the wagering with "Silver Heat".
2nd pick: #3 (Ruffled Feathers) - Daughter of "Include" has become a better horse since switching to the turf three starts back. One-run type just missed in a pair at Hollywood in late spring and raced evenly here on August 2 in her return from a two-month break. Big threat.
3rd pick: #4 (Call Me Dutchess) - Has a good late kick that has carried her to a pair of second-place finishes in three starts sprinting. Training fast since her last race, trainer Darrell Vienna sends her to the grass this afternoon. Stretch threat.