Top pick: #2 (SNICKERDOODLE) (3-1) - Filly ships up from Delaware where she finished second on Sept. 30. Fine effort came off a 45 day break and was her first in a claimer. Working fine since and she's from a winning barn (Tony Dutrow).
2nd pick: #7 (Love That Kelly) (4-1) - Monmouth shipper has been competitive in four straight on the grass and will be stretching back out after finishing third there at this tag going 6-furlongs on Oct. 12. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Union Square) (7-2) - Debuting daughter of "Dixie Union" is in a solid first out barn (Chris Clement 21%) and Firestone home-bred need not be much to factor against these.
4th pick: #10 (Notional Gal) (8-1) - Lightly-raced filly has no early speed, but she did rally to finish fourth at Saratoga on Aug. 16 at this tag and trip. The faster the pace, the better her chances.
5th pick: #4 (Bargaining Table) (5-1) - Filly tends to race evenly and comes off a career best when she ran third here at this tag and trip on Oct. 4. Needs to do a bit better in the final furlong.