Top pick: #4 (CLAWBACK) - He impressed everyone who saw him finish second at Saratoga on Sept. 3 as he just missed after being clobbered at the start and forced to race very wide once in stride. Colt had a bullet half-mile drill on this surface Oct. 23 and can take this with a "clean" getaway.
2nd pick: #7 (Retreive) - He also had a very sharp debut when he chased, bid, and finished second at Belomnt on Oct. 3 in a race run in fast time (1:09.40). Working fast since and trainer Jeremiah Englehart has Dominguez aloft this afternoon. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Ithastobegeorge) - Improving $100K son of "Yes It's True" rallied to finish third of eight, beaten a length at Belmont Oct. 18. Race was his first in 70 days and trainer George Weaver will add blinkers this afternoon.