Average bunch in Yellow Ribbon

Even though it may not have looked like it, City to City get her nose to the wire first int he John C. Mabee on August 12.

Possibilities a plenty to score over the final two days and snap the extended down spin and while the quality of racing has made this meet a rousing success, the stock entered in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (Grade II) over 1 1/16-miles on turf is evidence of a weak older female turf division.

The star power or lack there of was made further lacking by the scratch of 5-to-2 favorite All Star Heart, leaving City to City as the top choice and 122-lb. high weight after nosing out All Star Heart in the John C. Mabee (Grade II) on August 12. However, in the past year the 5-year-old daughter of City Zip has regressed to finish off the board following a pair of wins.

Considering the talent level, Halo Dolly can make the jump into graded stakes action a winning one having already notched 12 wins from 21 starts. The 4-year-old daughter of Popular has dominated state-bred and restricted competition and has the versatility to win no matter how the race unfolds.

After missing by just a length and a half in the Mabee, Go Forth North could get back in the win column for the first time since October of 2010 over a course where she’s finished in the money in 5-of-6 tries. The 5-year-old North Light mare has five third-place finishes in stakes action since her win in the Harold C. Ramser Handicap (Grade III) at Hollywood Park.