Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #7 (JILLY) (8-5) - The morning line favorite, she rallied gamely to miss by a 'nose' when racing here at this level and distance Oct. 2. Trained by Bob Baffert and owned by wife Natalie, $100,000 purchase gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #2 (It Tiz Well) (4-1) - It's unusual for the large Tommy Town Thoroughbred Racing Breeding operation to buy one at auction. They purchased this daughter of 'Arch' for $230K as a yearling in Sept. of 2015. Working fast for her debut, she's in the Hollendorfer barn (22% first out).
3rd pick: #5 (Road Test) (6-1) - Grey filly has been working well above average for some time now. Debuting filly by 'Bellamy Road' is in the barn of Doug O'Neill and can factor at a square price if ready.
4th pick: #3 (Marley's Freedom) (6-1) - Away slowly when debuting here Oct. 2, she raced evenly while 6.5 lengths in back of 'Jilly.' She's worked twice since for trainer Rich Baltas (19% second time out) and can be competitive with an alert beginning.