Field of 10 Set to Go in $100,000 Smart and Fancy Stakes

With 2/1 favorite Munnings Sister an early scratch, favoritism will likely go to Free as a Bird who was originally slated as the 5/2 second choice by the morning line odds maker.  Trained by Ian Wilkes and ridden by Joel Rosario, Free as a Bird has recorded four wins from six starts this year and enters the Smart and Fancy on a three race winning streak.  In her last start, Free as a Bird won the Smirnoff Sorbet Caress Stakes August 1 at Saratoga.

To My Valentine back to winning ways 

To My Valentine (4/1 ML) has the look of a major competitor for trainer Wesley Ward.  A winner of an allowance race at Belmont in her last start, To My Valentine looks to be headed back in the right direction after a pair of disappointing starts prior to that effort.  In 2013, To My Valentine won the Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes.

Stars Above Me adjusts nicely to stateside racing 

Stars Above Me (6/1 ML) was sharp last out, winning the Coronation Cup Stakes at Saratoga in her initial start in the United States after five starts in Europe to begin her career. Trained by Graham Motion, the four year-old daughter of Exceed and Excel will break from the nine-hole and should be able to adapt to a variety of potential pace scenarios.