Top pick: #4 (NICOLE'S PASSION) - In-shape grey mare will cut-back in distance this evening after rallying from far back last out in the mud to win here going a mile a month ago. Capable sprinting, is coming back into form, and she has some back class to call upon.
2nd pick: #5 (Spa Princess) - Very speedy veteran mare has won 10 times during her career and three of those have been local. She has a bullet drill on Oct. 24 and will be tough to beat on the front end if left alone early.
3rd pick: #2 (Saint's Princess) - Mare has a fine overall record (15-4-5-0) and ships here from Thistledown off a sharp win there at this price a month ago. She likes this surface (10-2-4-0) and is a win candidate.