Top pick: #5 (CLUSTER OF STARS) (6-5) - Undefeated (6-for-6) moves back in with fellow state-breds after winning her last pair when facing G2 "open" stakes company. Working nicely, she comes off a career best here on Sept. 21, and is much the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Willet) (7-2) - Hard-hitting mare (12-6-4-1) enters with two stakes wins in a row and she's gone 3-for-5 on this surface. Strong finisher had a sharp work six days ago and is a late threat.
3rd pick: #8 (Vicki's Dancer) (20-1) - Longshot runs second back from a 4 1/2 month layoff and will be racing first off a Rudy Rodriguez claim (a 26% winning angle). Capable with her best and filly has gone 12-3-3-1 on real dirt.
4th pick: #2 (Galiana) (12-1) - Lightly-raced filly is 4-for-6 overall and ships back from Delaware where she won a $75K stakes over "open" comoany on Sept. 14. This will be her first on this "deep" and "tricky" surface.