Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (ANTIGONE) (5-2) - This well-bred filly has been idle since Dec. 1 and returns with some changes. She races off a trainer change to Saffie Joseph, 54 of 182 (30%) with new arrivals to his barn, and he switches her to the dirt (31%) and cuts her back in distance (23%). She's been working fast at the Palm Meadows Center and can win this if ready.
2nd pick: #7 (Mycrazyxgirlfriend) (2-1) - This lightly raced filly set a pressured pace and held to finish second here on a sloppy surface for a $50K tag July 18. Her connections drop her a bit and she enters off a bullet half-mile work in :47 flat Sept. 4.
3rd pick: #1 (You're the Best) (10-1) - A daughter of 'Malibu Moon,' she's been freshened up since an even local effort going a mile on the grass facing tougher June 28. She showed early speed here on a sloppy track facing tougher, has the rail, drops in class, and is from a winning barn (Vic Barboza, Jr.). A win candidate.
4th pick: #4 (Trinni Girls) (5-1) - The field's only first-time-starter, she's been working fast locally and enters off a bullet half-mile in :47 flat Sept. 5. This is a tough spot with several drop downs, so she'll to be ready on a sloppy surface.