Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #7 (NEVER EASY) (2-1) - An improving 3yo by 'Candy Ride,' this gelding set a quick and pressured pace and held gamely to finish 2nd here at this level and distance Sept. 29. By far a career best, he earned the highest last out figure in this group. It was his first race in blinkers, and he enters off a bullet half-mile work here in :47.20 Oct. 11.
2nd pick: #6 (Montana Moon) (12-1) - Longshot tired after being sent hard at the break going 8.5 furlongs Aug. 9 at Del Mar. It was his first start since Feb. 23, and he's been competitive in two of three here in the past.
3rd pick: #4 (Ghost Street) (9-2) - On the sidelines since July 27, he finished 4th while missing by just over a length that afternoon at Del Mar. It was his first on the grass, a positive effort, and he runs today with blinkers on.
4th pick: #5 (Go Daddy Go) (8-1) - Another racing with blinkers on, he raced evenly here from a tough outside post Sept. 29 in his first since debuting at Del Mar 13.5 months earlier. He's worked fast since, and this $200K son of 'Scat Daddy' is a threat as he makes back-to-back starts for the first time.