Top pick: #4 (POSEIDON'S WARRIOR) - Son of "Speightstown" has develoed quickly this year into a top sprinter and comes into this off a pair of stakes win, the latest coming on Nov. 23 at Penn National wher he was an impressive winner over today's rival #6 "Royal Currier". Has a fine local record (4-2-1-0), a flexible style, and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Royal Currier) - He finished second last out to the top choice and is (18-7-6-1) overall with $420K in earnings. Another with a flexible running style and he's (3-2-1-0) on this surface. Three-year-old gelding by "Red Bullet" should be involved from start to finish.
3rd pick: #5 (Sunrise Smarty) - New York shipper come here off a wire to wire win at Aqueduct in the Fall Highweight H.(G3)on Nov. 24 in what his best start since returning from a five month layoff in early September. Factors with his best.