Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (LOOSE) (4-1) - She's facing winners for the first time and does so after a seven week freshening. Filly was an easy wire-to-wire winner at this distance Sept. 28 for a $30,000 claiming price in her first following a Rudy Rodriguez claim. He's worked her five times heading into this and she still has room for upside.
2nd pick: #9 (Sand Shark) (7-2) - Filly by 'Hard Spun' rallied to miss by a 'neck' at this level going 5.5 furlongs Oct. 5 at Belmont Park. A career best to date, it was her first off a claim by owner/trainer Dave Jacobson. A threat from off the pace.
3rd pick: #4 (Sand City) (9-2) - Another facing winners, Ne York bred scored by almost 4 lengths at this distance at Belmont facing $25K state bred claimers. Lightly-raced, win came off a two month layoff and was her first following a Dan Gargan claim.
4th pick: #2 (Anna Rae) (6-1) - Claimed by Brad Cox for $40,000 Sept. 3, she was never involved in a 7 furlong grass contest Oct. 4 at Belmont in her first for the new connections. Stretch runner moves back to dirt and has blinkers back on after a one race failed experiment.