Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (WAR FACTOR) (9-5) - Lightly raced grey filly cost $100,000 this past March and is dropping into a $50K claimer for the first time. Daughter of 'The Factor' showed good early speed facing tougher July 31 at Del Mar. On the sidelines since, she's working above average, and Bejarano is aboard for the first time. He and trainer Rich Baltas have won 62 of 220 (28%) when teamed up over the past 21.5 months.
2nd pick: #1 (Lil Miss Sapphire) (2-1) - The morning line favorite, speedy sort has been freshened up for the past two months. She's finished third in both starts when in for a tag, is dropping a bit, and has blinkers back on following a one-race experiment. An obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #6 (No Spin Zone) (8-1) - Another daughter of 'The Factor,' she's dropping in class, and has blinkers added. Filly ran evenly when debuting in late August at Del Mar facing tougher. Trainer Mike Puype has won with 11 of 38 (29%) on this particular class reduction over the past 21.5 months.