Top pick: #5 (TAQARUB) - Impressed first out with a "handy" wire-to-wire win on November 8, on a sloppy main-track here. He has an extremely fast work on the Nov. 27, and looks ready to take another.
2nd pick: #9 (Prince Charming) - Drew the rail in a stakes at a "flat" mile last out and chased a fast pace before tiring late. Previous races showed a lot of talent and he has a pair of sharp works since the failed stakes attempt.
3rd pick: #4 (Jess Not Jessie) - Another runner who's recent work activity is fast. Set a fast/pressured pace in his last outing at Delaware and held well to finish third. Contender.