Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #4 (HIDDEN FACTS) (5-2) - Kentucky shipper missed by just under a length going 8.5 furlongs Oct. 20 at Keeneland. $180K purchase had also finished second under similar conditions Aug. 26 at Saratoga and enters off a bullet 3-furlong breeze Dec. 3 on the grass course at the Palm Meadows Training Center.
2nd pick: #5 (Curled) (7-2) - Home bred daughter of 'Curlin' has finished second in both starts, each on the grass. She missed by just under a length going 5 furlongs when debuting Sept. 13, then was 1.5 lengths in back of the winner at a mile Oct. 14. In the Pletcher barn and an obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #9 (Niko's Dream) (8-1) - NYRA shipper rallied to miss by a 'neck' going 6 furlongs Oct. 24 at Belmont facing fellow New York breds. Well-backed that day, she's stretching out in distance and has worked twice at the Palm Meadows Center since arriving in Florida.
4th pick: #15 (Tiple) (6-1) - Iris import tired when debuting in a Belmont turf sprint Oct. 6 in her first start in No. America and first since July 19. She missed by a 'nose' when facing males at the big meet in Leopardstown before shipping and is racing today with both Lasix added and Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard.