Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #7 (ORACLE OF OMAHA) (7-5) - NEW gelding takes a big drop in class while racing on the dirt for the first time. Trainer Peter Miller wins at a 24% rate on this particular reduction and this $75K purchase meets a weak field.
2nd pick: #1 (Just Hit Play) (2-1) - Competitive in all there starts, Calif. bred finished second of eight, beaten a length facing $50K state-bred claimers here Sep 6. Speed/stalker has the rail, is the main danger, and is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #2 (Runningwscissors) (10-1) - Colt has been beaten badly in both starts at Del Mar facing tougher. He's taking a big drop in class and enters off a sharp half-mile gate work Sept. 16 at Santa Anita.