Top pick: #1 (MISS MOTIVATION) (7-2) - She rallied while wide to finish third here at this level on Aug. 7. Solid effort was her first ever facing fellow New York breds after running second in her previous pair at Monmouth facing $20K "open" maiden claimers. Daughter of "Stonesider" gets a slight edge in a competitive finale.
2nd pick: #10 (Lutheran Miss) (4-1) - Speedy filly has been freshened up since June 8, and trainer Jay Servis will be stretching her out in distance and dropping her into a claimer for the first time. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Kelly's Prize) (5-1) - Another with some speed, she's racing third back from a two month freshening and goes dirt to grass for this attempt. Barn (Dave Donk) won a pair over the weekend, and this filly is a win candidate.
4th pick: #3 (Kevin's Steel) (8-1) - Mare finished second here at this level and distance July 21, then raced evenly while wide Aug. 7. She had tough posts in both of those and draws much better for this attempt.
5th pick: #7 (Aviendra) (15-1) - Longshot enters off a good effort here at this tag on July 21. She rallied to finish sixth of 12, beaten just under six lengths in her second off an almost a seven month layoff. Price play in the same race exotic bets.