Top pick: #5 (COLOSSAL GIFT) - Woodbine invader races first off a trainer change to Mike Hushion and this son of "Songandaprayer" will be racing on real dirt for the first time. Working nicely at Belmont, Dominguez is aboard, and Hushion has had success in the past with these Canadian-based runners.
2nd pick: #1 (Charlestonian) - Has the best early speed, draws the rail, and son of "Broken Vow" finished a pace-pressing 4th last out at this level and distance. Speed is always dangerous on this surface.
3rd pick: #4 (Parcel) - He ran well this past summer in a pair of grass races at Saratoga. Runs off almost a 5 month layoff, for a new trainer (Bob Dunham), and is another trying the dirt for the first time. Working fast and is a win threat.