Top pick: #4 (ACCLAMATION) - Very consistent veteran has banked $1.6M in his career and finished his 2011 season by winning five stakes in a row. Working very fast for his first race since October 2nd, he's 5-for-8 on this surface and faces a field with no other speed. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Holladay Road) - Lightly-raced 7-year-old always comes to give his best (15-7-1-2) and he's 3-for-6 on the turf and 2-for-3 on this surface. Strong finisher is working sharply for this attempt, and Garret Gomez, who is (4-3-0-1) on him is back aloft. Stretch threat.