Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (AFLEET ASCENT) (2-1) - $300,000 colt switches to the turf after finishing a pace-chasing third when debuting in a dirt sprint at Los Alamitos Sept. 9. In the Hollendorfer barn, Bejarano is back on the re-ride, and this son of 'Northern Afleet' worked a bullet 5 furlongs from the gate at Los Al Oct. 27.
2nd pick: #2 (Kershaw) (4-1) - NEW gelding is another switching from dirt to turf. Heavily bet when debuting in a Los Alamitos dirt sprint Sept. 22, he broke poorly and ran evenly once in stride. He's worked five times since for trainer Peter Miller who is 5-for-15 (33%) so far at this young meet. Win candidate with an alert beginning.
3rd pick: #1 (Street Zombie) (9-2) - Nice debut saw him rally to miss by a 1/2 length at this level going 5.5 furlongs on the Fresno dirt Oct. 8. He has the rail and is bred to like the switch to the grass.
4th pick: #7 (Beer Tap) (8-1) - Longshot tired in his dirt debut Oct. 9 at Santa Anita. He's been working fast since, presumably with the blinkers that trainer Mark Glatt has him wearing for this attempt.