Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (FIGHT TO GLORY) (7-2) - One of two entered by leading trainer Bob Diodoro and the pair race uncoupled. Speedy and consistent, she's stretching out beyond 6 furlongs for the first time. She's won three of four this year since coming off a half-year's absence June 23 and won a $30K sprint stakes here Nov. 11. She'll be tough to beat in this spot.
2nd pick: #10 (Memories Galore) (5-1) - The second of the Diodoro trained pair, filly has won five of her last six and all four of those when racing at a mile on the dirt. She has a flexible style, enters off a sharp half-mile breeze Dec. 18, and home bred completes a strong duo from Diodoro (39 of 99 (39%) at this meet.
3rd pick: #8 (Brooky's Star) (3-1) - Veteran filly moves back to the dirt after a win here in a $30,000 grass stakes at this distance Nov. 25. Stakes placed on the main track here, she's in top form and must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #6 (Comet Sixty Two) (4-1) - Most all her success has come on the grass and she hasn't raced on the dirt for a very long time. Old timer was almost two lengths in back of 'Brooky's Star' in a grass stakes Nov. 25, but has worked fast since and Scott Stevens stays aboard. She has capable figures on the grass, but on the main track a minor award may be her ceiling.
5th pick: #7 (Detail) (10-1) - Mare was once in the barn of Chad Brown and is another who fits on her grass form, but is only one for four on the dirt. No-speed type would benefit from a fast/and or contested pace.