This is a nice race that seems to be escaping a great deal of attention.
In it you have a super consistent filly like Evening Jewel, who has done absolutely nothing wrong this year but has been the beneficiary of very favorable trips/circumstances in most of her turf starts. She walked on the lead in the Honeymoon, had nary a straw in her path in the San Clemente then got a dream run through in the DM Oaks after chasing an overmatched pacesetter. Check the Label beat up on lesser in the Sands Point with a perfect trip of her own then somehow rallied in the VA Oaks (against a poor field) despite the pace being glacial. Her Garden City was probably better than it looked as Dominguez seemed to be concerned about not getting a substantial jump on Snow Top Mountain and she wound up having to make a prolonged bid.
There's going to be pace with Dade Babe in the field and there's really no telling how fast that one will go given her propensity for running off a bit.
I've been a Check the Label fan since April and think she'll be tough to beat but this is a tough group and a fun race. Looks like many of the horses who will factor in races like the Jenny Wiley, Just a Game, Gamely, Mabee, and Diana next year are in this field.
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