Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (SHIMMERING MOON) (4-1) - Mare moves from grass to dirt in her second back following 3.5 months on the sidelines. She raced evenly here at this level and distance on the turf June 1 in what was nothing more than a conditioning effort. Very consistent on the dirt 14-3-4-3, she enters off a bullet half-mile breeze on the training track at Saratoga June 15. Five-year-old can take this with her best.
2nd pick: #7 (Posse Needed) (2-1) - The field's only main-track-only entrant and trainer Mark Hennig gets his wish. One-run type is working fast for her first since May 4 when she finished a wide third here at this level. Blinkers go on and Irad Ortiz Jr is on her for the first time.
3rd pick: #3 (Conquest Tizfire) (3-1) - Lightly-raced mare has finished second here in two straight grass sprints at this level. Speed/stalker was competitive in her only previous attempt on the dirt and it's noted that Javier Castellano is riding her for the first time.