Top pick: #2 (HIDALGO LEGACY) (2-1) - Speed/stalker ships in from Laurel where she just failed to hang on after setting a blistering pace in a 5.5 furlong grass sprint, racing for a $25K tag. That was a career best, and the high percentage barn of Lisa Guerrero drops her down and switches her back to the dirt. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Fortyshadesofgreen) (5-2) - Lightly raced and speedy, she enters off a career best when she set a quick pace and held until the final two strides when beaten a neck here at this level and distance Nov. 10th. Dangerous with a repeat of that effort.
3rd pick: #5 (Heaven's Saint) (7-2) - Stalker finished second here on Nov. 2nd in a mid-level starter-allowance in her first off an Ed Lehman claim, and a subsequent seven week freshening. Fits nicely, likes the distance (5-1-2-1), and filly should get a solid pace to close into.