Top pick: #3 (NUTMEG) (6-1) - Price play ships up from Philly Park where he was an impressive maiden winner facing "open" company on Sept. 2. Daughter of "Lemon Drop Kid" is working fast for this and can take this at a square price.
2nd pick: #7 (Miss Narcissist) (4-1) - Speedy daughter of "Freud" went wire-to-wire when breaking her maiden at Saratoga in late August, and is working solidly on this surface for this attempt. Draws a good outside post and filly has been bet heavily in both starts.
3rd pick: #6 (Court Dancer) (7-5) - The probable favorite, she was a very impressive maiden winner when debuting at Saratoga on Aug. 21, then finished a solid fourth here in the G2 "Matron" stakes facing "open" company on Sept. 29. Obvious win candidate, but at a short price.