Top pick: #4 (TITIAN) (5-2) - Gelding runs second back from a nine week break and finished a close-up fourth at Fairplex that day racing for a $12.5K tag. He has back class, a speed/stalking style, runs at a new low, and has done well here in the past without winning 6-0-2-1.
2nd pick: #6 (Blake) (3-1) - The main speed, he comes off a pair of sharp second-place finishes at Fairplex and has won here in the past. His speed makes him dangerous.
3rd pick: #9 (Quiet Command) (8-1) - Veteran finished 4th of 8, beaten three lengths here on Oct. 3 in his first off a Dean Peterson claim and a subsequent seven week freshening. Must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #1 (Moment of Weakness) (4-1) - Irish-bred hasn't raced since Aug. 24 when he won at this tag when racing on the Del Mar "poly." Working nicely for his return and he draws the rail. Stretch threat.