Top pick: #3 (NO FREE RIDE) - Filly ships in from Presque Isle where she showed good early speed before tiring in a pair of mile contests at this level. Daughter of "Pure Prize" draws the rail, has a sharp work on the 10th, shortens up in distance, and was competitive last spring at Churchill running on real dirt.
2nd pick: #6 (Spring a Latch) - She finished 3rd after setting/pressing the pace when debuting at Presque Isle on Sep 12th, then lost her rider after "stumbling" three weeks later at Penn National. Filly has a new trainer tonight (Maria Bowersock 18% with new arrivals) and this Ky-bred is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Saponetta Beau) - Very speedy filly ships from Presque Isle and will be racing on conventional dirt for the first time. Owned and trained by John Baird and she must be left in the mix.