Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #9 (LADY WORTHINGTON) (5-2) - Daughter of 'Scat Daddy' ships from the Fair Grounds where she missed by a 1/2 length when debuting at this level going 5.5 furlongs on the grass Nov 16. $650,000 purchase enters off a fast work at the Palm Meadows Center Dec 17 and trainer Wesley Ward (27% 2nd time out) has her facing males, but that's what she did first out. She looks set for another big effort.
2nd pick: #2 (Overleveraged) (9-2) - Gelding tired when debuting an 'off the turf' sprint at this level Nov 3 at Laurel. He worked a bullet half-mile at Aqueduct (Nov 26) before shipping south and trainer Linda Rice (28% 2nd time out) has Irad Ortiz Jr aboard.
3rd pick: #7 (Grenadier) (5-1) - Speedy sort moves to the grass following a solid effort sprinting on the Churchill dirt Nov 18 in an 'off the turf' contest. He was involved every step and is bred to like the surface switch.
4th pick: #5 (Skole) (8-1) - On the sidelines since Oct 3, he tired that afternoon when debuting in a two-turn grass contest at Delaware Park. Gelding was bet down to 9-5 favoritism, and has breezed five times at Tampa Bay Downs for trainer Arnaud Delacour (32% 2nd time out). In the mix.