Top pick: #3 (LEO'S LOOKIN) (3-1) - Lightly-raced gelding won when debuting at Arapahoe Park July 27th, then finished a pace-setting second in a $15K stakes at Portland Meadows on Sept. 2. Speedy sort has been freshened up since and is nicely spotted in his first at Turf Paradise.
2nd pick: #4 (Tupelo Cash) (10-1) - Price play is the field's most experienced runner and just missed in a $55K stakes on June 15th at Golden Gate Fields. He's regressed since, but ships in from Santa Anita where he had excuses in his last pair. Can impact at a nice price.
3rd pick: #1 (Hit the Bottle) (9-5) - Speedy state-bred was a sharp maiden winner here on Oct. 6 and earned the fields highest "figure" that afternoon. Has the rail, Stevens stays put, and gelding is a big threat right back.