GARDEN CITY STAKES ANALYSIS

It is currently 19 minutes to post for the grade I, nine furlong on the turf Garden City Stakes. Here are the current odds. . .

1 Check the Label (Even)
2 Gitchee Goomie (14-1)
3 Persuading (16-1)
4 Queen of the Creek (3-1)
5 No Explaining (Scratched)
6 Negligee (9-2)
7 Snow Top Mountain (5-1)
8 Triple Cream (13-1)

Check the Label is fully expected to win her fourth staight graded stakes victory. However, she has not raced since July, when she won the grade III Virginia Oaks. Prior to that, she had swept to victory in the grade II Sands Point Stakes and grade III Appalachian Stakes.

Queen of the Creek is the second choice, and comes off of an impressive win in the one mile Riskaverse Stakes. However, that race was just sixteen days ago, and she may be coming back a bit quick.

Snow Top Mountain is another interesting filly. She has yet to finish first in a race since May, but has run second four times since then, including in the Arlington Park Oaks, where she was declared the winner upon the disqualification of first place finisher Upperline.

It's post time! Here are my picks. . .

1 Check the Label
2 Queen of the Creek
3 Gitchcee Goomie

-Keelerman