Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (FORTNIGHT DANCE) (5-2) - One of only two with turf experience, he finished a pace-pressing 4th at this trip Sept. 2 at Del Mar. It was his first following a claim by Paddy Gallagher, and this grey colt will be tough in this spot.
2nd pick: #4 (Dark Prince) (4-1) - $200,000 purchase has the best early speed, is dropping into a claimer, and does so with blinkers on. In the barn of Bob Baffert, this grey colt is a threat to win this in wire-to-wire fashion.
3rd pick: #2 (Seven Oxen) (8-1) - Calumet home bred is stretching out in distance while switching from dirt to turf in his 3rd start. Colt by 'Oxbow' improved in his second start and is bred for both the added yardage and the surface change.
4th pick: #8 (Data Link) (3-1) - He ships down from Golden Gate Fields where he finished 2nd at this level and distance on the grass Sept. 2. No speed type will need to try and avoid a wide trip from his outside post for anything more than a minor award.