Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (PREYING MANTIS) (4-1) - Home bred is going dirt to turf after tiring here in a sprint on the main track Sept 23. She showed good early speed from a tough outside post that day and trainer Jimmy Jerkens adds Lasix while stretching her out to a mile. Daughter of 'Medagila d'Oro' was competitive in her only previous grass attempt and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #2 (Taken by Surprise) (7-2) - Filly raced both wide and evenly when debuting Aug 28 at Saratoga going 8.5-furlongs on the grass. Working well for this, home bred is in the barn of Todd Pletcher (23% second time out).
3rd pick: #4 (Sheyn Vi Di Levone) (6-1) - Well backed in both starts, filly was beaten just under 2-lengths racing here at this level and distance Sept 18. Nice effort and trainer Mike Dilger will add blinkers for this attempt.
4th pick: #7 (Flatware) (6-1) - Freshened up since Aug 24, grey filly moves to the grass and stretches out in distance. She's raced evenly in both dirt sprints and is bred for turf success.
5th pick: #1 (Night Madame) (15-1) - Long shot is another stretching out in distance after an even effort Sept 7 at Saratoga sprinting in her first on the infield. May grab a share at a big price from her inside post.