Top pick: #5 (Grimmer) - Speedy sort has been competitive in four of his five starts and has been freshened-up since a third-place finish at Belmont going 6-furlong racing for $20K. Drops down to a new low, stretches-out in distance, and gelding has a very fast half-mile drill 11 days ago. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Gypsy Warrior) - He's regressed since finishing second in a pair of back to back starts during the summer. Drops slightly, stretches-out in distance, and trainer Tom Bush puts blinkers back on after a one race absence. Stretch threat.
3rd pick: #1 (Believe in You) - Has the rail, early speed, and comes off a near miss sprinting on Nov. 10 for this price. Noted speed ruder (C.C. Lopez) is aboard and this gelding will be sent hard from his inside post.