Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #2 (DOUBLE MEDAL) (9-2) - Price play has been freshened up for almost two months and has been working steadily off-site for her return. Daughter of top sire 'Medaglia d'Oro' has been sharp in three straight starts on the turf and is switching back to the dirt in her return. She has early speed breaks just off the inside, and trainer Jon Thomas has won with 5 of 16 (38%) with the grass to dirt move.
2nd pick: #3 (Brunette Princess) (7-2) - Heavily favored in both starts, she's finished second in each. Stalker has a recency edge on several and enters off a sharp 5-furlong breeze Dec. 1. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (Hydra) (5-2) - Filly sold for $130,000 this past March as a 2yo in training. The debuting filly has been in steady training at the Palm Beach Downs Center and is in the barn of Todd Pletcher. The 'Hall of Fame' member has won with 51 of 319 (24%) first-time-starters since the beginning of 2017 and his long-time 'go to' rider John Velazquez is aboard.
4th pick: #12 (Charlotte the Brit) (5-1) - Speedy home bred is cutting back in distance after tiring to finish fourth going a mile Nov. 11. She's gone 3-0-2-1 sprinting on the dirt and is a factor, but her outside post (12 of 12) hurts her overall chances.