Top pick: #6 (MADEMOISELLE BELLE) (5-2) - Filly ships in from Philadelphia Park where she tired after pressing the pace when facing tougher. Barn (Kelly Breen) wins at a 27% rate second time out and he has the "hot" riding Irad Ortiz Jr. signed on.
2nd pick: #3 (Birkenhead) (6-1) - She's taken some support in her last pair facing tougher on the grass. Trainer Dave Donk is dropping her down in class, cuts her back in distance, and has her racing on the dirt for the first time. Can factor against a rather weak field on paper.
3rd pick: #7 (Black Coronas) (4-1) - Daughter of "Curlin" is moving from turf to dirt, dropping in class, and shortening up in distance. She's raced evenly in her first pair while never involved but it's of note that J.J. Castellano is aboard for the first time.
4th pick: #1 (Julie's Indy) (15-1) - Longshot ships from Philly where she tired on Sept. 20 when facing better. She had gone 3-0-1-2 in her previous three starts at Monmouth and is dropping in class while breaking from the rail.