Top pick: #3 (STELLALUCE) - Filly was claimed late in June here at Belmont for $7500 by Bruce Levine and raced wide while chasing the pace for $14K at Saratoga before tiring. Given a 45-day break after that start she missed by a head here at this price and distance Sept. 11. "Figure" earned was one of the best in her career and she's the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Does It Every Time) - Claimed on July 1 for $35K, she finished a solid third at Saratoga racing for $25,000 7 weeks later, then ran very poorly on this surface in her latest. Barn drops her in half today and she races today for 40% of the purchase price. Has the rail and is a win candidate.