Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (WISECRACK) (7-2) - Grey gelding is dropping into a claimer while switching from turf to dirt. $125,000 purchase has taken betting action in both grass start facing tougher and he showed good early speed when debuting Aug. 10 at Saratoga. He faces a field that's not very experienced and enters off a near bullet half-mile breeze on the local dirt Oct. 7.
2nd pick: #2 (New Stones) (5-2) - One of three making their debuts, grey gelding ships from Finger Lakes where he's been prepared by trainer Jeremiah Englehart (17% first out). It's noted that John Velazquez is aboard and this $31,000 should factor if he runs to his a.m. drills.
3rd pick: #1 (Strong One) (3-1) - This $140,000 purchase tire badly following a poor break when debuting here facing tougher on a sloppy surface Sep 9. He worked above average Oct. 7, drops in class, and trainer Rudy Rodriguez has Javier Castellano aboard. He must be left in the three horse win mix.