Top pick: #4 (ACCOMPLISH FIRST) - $120,000 filly had some support at the windows when debuting at Saratoga in a grass sprint Aug 30th. She "hesitated" at the start, rushed up to get withing range, and tired while racing "greenly" to finish 4th. Trainer Ed Kenneally (27% 2nd time out) has worked her three times locally and will switch her to the dirt for this attempt. One of the drills was a bullet half-mile breeze Sep 20th. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Riptherubberoff) - Speedy daughter of "Scat Daddy" has gone (3-0-2-1) and in her latest she pressed the pace while racing wide and tired to finish 3rd going 7 furlongs on this surface Sep 13th. Trainer Rudy Rodriguez cuts her back a furlong and she draws the rail. Win candudate.