Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #1a (PREYING MANTIS) (3-1) - Filly is part of an entry with #1-Town Fair due to common ownership and at scratch time both were still running. Freshened up since July 13, daughter of 'Medaglia d'Oro' finished fourth that day when racing here at this level and distance. Stalker is working steadily, draws a good outside post, and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #5 (Talkn Til Midnight) (5-1) - Daughter of 'Broken Vow' switches back to the turf following a distant second place finish at Saratoga in a contest that was switched to a sloppy main track. $180,000 purchase had raced evenly in four previous grass races and had checked third in a pair of those. Stretch threat.
3rd pick: #7 (Brass Cat) (7-2) - Home bred moves up in class following a fourth place finish on the Saratoga grass racing for a $40,000 claiming price Aug 15. A career best, it was her first on the turf and first with lasix administered.
4th pick: #6 (Cashconsiderations) (4-1) - $230,000 daughter of 'Super Saver' is making only her third start and first ever on the grass. She finished nine lengths behind 'Talkn Til Midnight' in the Saratoga slop Aug 26. She's worked three times since, is bred for the turf, and it's Javier Castellano riding for Chad Brown at 115 of 388 (29%) over the past 21 months.