(# 6) PELELIU - Bet down to 4-5 in her first race on October 14. Had no chance after rearing up when the gate opened. Obviously needs an alert beginning, but it's good to see Johnny V. taking the reride. Ward has had his usual high-percentage year, but his New York division has been under-achieving. Would take a chance and "key" the top pair in tris, with the other picks underneath.

(# 7) Sweet Bama Breeze - Excellent effort at six furlongs on the grass in debut run. Scratched the other day (when the track was off), so this is the spot they picked for dirt debut. Fine drill on the Belmont Park training track for this.

(# 1) Wise Choice - Rail, and the inside in general was great on Sunday. This filly is improving with each start and is more than capable of a board finish.

(# 8) City of Lights - Scratched the other day to await this spot. Poor getaways in first pair have hindered her showing what she's got. Still got near the top in both. Clean start should have her involved early.

(# 2) All the Right Notes - Nice efforts in last pair, but will probably need to be much quicker to get in the first flight out of the gate. Tri and super candidate.