Top pick: #6 (SALTAMONTES) - Home-bred daughter of "Wheelaway" was a stakes winner last year at age two and won for the first time this year in 6 starts when she defeated today's rival "Lady" by a neck at Belmont on Sept. 22. Effort was her best ever and she draws a nice post at this 7-furlong trip. Filly can be placed anywhere by jockey John Velazquez and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Lady on the Run) - The probable heavy favorite lost to "Salty" last out, but gets an extra 1/16th of a mile to travel today. She's been expertly handled(11-3-4-2) by a very good horseman (John Morrison), and is a strong win candidate in a very weak field for the level.