Top pick: #7 (LADY DAPHNE) (8-5) - Very lightly-raced filly is racing second back off almost an 11-month layoff. Three-year-old has raced evenly in both her starts and is dropping in class and switching to the dirt. From the hot barn of Chad Brown, Castellano is back aboard and Brown has won with 9 of his last 21 (43%) on this particular drop.
2nd pick: #4 (Stone Supplier) (7-2) - Debuting filly has a solid work tab on view and she meets a weak field in her first outing. Bred/owned by local construction magnate Roddy Valente, and he annually wins several races at this meet.
3rd pick: #2 (Claddagh's Button) (5-1) - She finished a pace-chasing distant second at this level going 6.5-furlongs July 19. It was her first on the dirt and first since debuting on the grass May 7. Can factor, but 4-year-old needs to do better.
4th pick: #3 (Naughty Grace) (15-1) - Filly pressed and weakened last out to check in third, 2 1/2 lengths behind 'Claddagh's Button.' Needs to do better for anything more than a minor award.