Top pick: #6 (BEAUTIFUL AFFAIR) - Price play chased the pace and weakened slightly in her debut at Saratoga on August 19. Heavily bet that day, she's working well for her first start since then, is working steadily, and trainer Chad Brown wins at a 25% rate 2nd time out. Gets the call in a competitive maiden contest.
2nd pick: #7 (Party of Interest) - The probable favorite finished a pace-setting 2nd at this level and trip on Oct.9 at Belmont and this home-bred by "Bernardini" has been showing steady improvement. She'll be involved from gate to wire.
3rd pick: #3 (Sweet Zapper) - Filly by "Ghostzapper" finished 2nd in her debut at Saratoga narrowly defeating "Party of Interest", then lost by a head on Sep.16 at Belmont. Kinsman Farm home-bred is working steadily for trainer Bill Mott and must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #5 (Wait Til Dawn) - Bet down to favoritism in her debut at Saratoga, she raced close-up through-out and finished 3rd of 10, beaten just under two lengths. In the Pletcher barn and is another contender.