Top pick: #2 (ROCK OFF) - He's run well in all three grass starts and is working fast here for his first race in two months. Son of "Rock Hard Ten" has been bet in all his starts and trainer Julio Canani will remove this colt's blinkers after a one race experiment. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #11 (Noble Exchange) - Grey colt by "Exchange Rate" ran evenly when debuting at Del mar on August 13 and is training fast for his second outing off a 70-day freshening. 3-year-old has a bullet half-mile breeze (best of 49) just six days ago and Marty Garcia gets aboard for the first time.
3rd pick: #12 (Jim's Decision) - Son of "Chapel Royal" needs one scratch to compete and he's training nicely for his first start in 11 months. Barn (Vlad Cerin) does well off of long breaks (22%) and this colt is bred to like the grass. Factors if he gets in.
4th pick: #8 (Twin Six) - He's working fast for his debut and his trainer (Carla Gaines) is having a fine meet. Gelding by "Include" has a steady work-tab dating back to early August and should be "dead fit" for his first outing.