Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #4 (DADDYS LIL DARLING) (4-1) - Filly can go over the $1M mark in earnings with a win or second place finish in this G1 stakes. A god runner on the dirt, she's improved noticeably since switching to the grass on a regular basis. Stretch runner ships from Kentucky where she just missed in a pair of G1 stakes and trainer Ken McPeek has Mike Smith aboard for the first time.
2nd pick: #8 (Rymska) (5-2) - French import is one of two fillies entered by trainer Chad Brown. She's won three in a row, the latest an impressive come-from-behind win in a $150K stakes going 8.5 furlongs on the Aqueduct turf Nov. 23. An obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #9 (New Money Honey) (7-2) - The second of the pa1r from trainer Chad Brown, she won the $1M Belmont Park Oaks (G1) going 10 furlongs July 8. She tired last out at Keeneland where she finished 6 lengths in back of 'Daddy's Lil Darling'. She had won 4 of 6 on the grass prior to that and think she can rebound with a big effort today.
4th pick: #1 (Madame Dancealot) (6-1) - Irish import has been sharp in five straight starts. She was 3.5 lengths in back of 'Daddy's Lil Darling' and 2.5 in front of 'New Money Honey' at Keeneland Oct 14. She's back at her home base, has a ground saving post, and is a late threat.
5th pick: #7 (Desert Duchess) (8-1) - Consistent speed/stalker ships from Florida where she was an easy winner of a 475K stakes going a mile at Gulfstream Park West Nov 4. By far a career best, she's worked fast here since shipping and think she can factor despite facing much tougher foes.