Top pick: #3 (LITTLE ITALY) - Filly received some support in her debut here Sept. 9 and showed fine early speed before weakening running for a $40K tag. Trainer Mike Pino (35% second-time out) brings her back in 23 days and she had a bullet half-mile drill on the Sept. 24. Barn drops her down to run for $15K and she's the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (No Cure For Love) - Claimed on Aug. 26 by Ramon Preciado for $15,000, she was beaten just over two lengths on Sept. 17 racing for $25,000 in her first for the new barn. Bay far her best to date and she drops back down to the purchase price this afternoon.
3rd pick: #7 (Melissa Song) - The probable favorite, she ships from New York where she chased while wide before tiring to finish third racing for a $25K tag at Saratoga on Aug. 12. Trainer Rudy Rodriguez has woked her five times since and drops her into a career soft spot.