Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #5 (LA INESPERADA) (7-2) - One of two fillies entered by trainer Rudy Rodriguez and the pair race uncoupled. Four-year-old has a fine record on the dirt 16-6-4-6 and she's 4-2-1-1 at this distance. Speedy sort was an easy winner at this level Sept. 30 at Belmont in her first off a Rodriguez claim and a year ago on the main track here she missed by a 'nose' at this distance acing mid-level starter-allowance foes.
2nd pick: #3 (Always On My Mind) (2-1) - From the Pletcher barn, 3-year-old ships back from Oklahoma where she was beaten almost three lengths in the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks Sept. 25. Stalker was an easy winner over weaker in her prior race at Monmouth Aug. 20 and enters of a near bullet five-furlong breeze Nov. 19.
3rd pick: #2 (Little Miss Business) (3-1) - Vastly improved, she's won three of her last four including a win at his distance over weaker Oct. 21 at Belmont. That earned her a career best figure and encouraged her connections to move her way up in class.