Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #8 (DREAM PASSAGE) (2-1) - Filly rallied to finish second going 7 furlongs on the Belmont grass at this level Oct. 21. She responded to rating tactics that day after being a speed/stalker in her previous races. $130K purchase gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #1 (Piquet) (5-2) - Three-year-old has been competitive in six of seven starts on the grass and she finished third here at this level and distance Nov. 5. Beaten only 1.5 lengths that afternoon, 3-year-old has a ground saving post and John Velazquez is back on the re-ride.
3rd pick: #9 (Cosmoiselle) (5-1) - Very lightly-raced home bred chased while wide before weakening to finish 11 lengths in back of 'Dream Passage' last out. It was a useful debut and trainer Jeremiah Englehart stretches her out in distance, a 20% winning move by the barn.
4th pick: #4 (Grand Banks) (8-1) - Long time maiden finished 4th here going a mile on the main track at this level Nov. 16. Race was switched 'off the turf' and filly had had lost by 4 lengths or less in her previous six starts on the grass. A factor at a square price.