Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (CLASSY TEACHER) (5-1) - Price play has been freshened up since Oct. 16th. Daughter of 'Hard Spun' is working fast and is dropping to a new low in claiming price. She's from a good barn (Rudy Rodriguez) and has leading rider Irad Ortiz, Jr. aloft.
2nd pick: #2 (Mia and Molly) (3-1) - Daughter of 'Giant's Causeway' is stretching back out in distance following a pair of useful sprints at Belmont. She worked a bullet half-mile here Nov. 16th and races with blinkers on. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Balqaa) (4-1) - She's one of two shipping for this race trained by Mike Pino. They both come from Laurel, and this well bred filly just missed there facing a bit cheaper Nov. 14th. Stalker is nicely spotted and a threat in this contest.
4th pick: #7 (Stormy Allison) (12-1) - The second of the Pino shippers, she's dropping back down in class and stretching back out in distance. Filly runs third off a almost 100-day layoff and can impact at a big price.
5th pick: #1 (Matty's Wondergirl) (4-1) - No speed type has the rail and is racing third back off a three-month layoff. She rallied to finish 3rd here at this level and distance last out. A fast and/or contested pace would help her chances.