Top pick: #8 (RHYAD) - Just missed (by a neck) in a great debut effort and followed that up with a very impressive maiden win here on Dec. 6. Son of "Essence of Dubai" has a bullet half-mile drill on the Dec. 27, and looks ready to win again.
2nd pick: #3 (Great Debater) - Raced evenly against a good group and at a tough distance in his debut. Scored at Aqueduct second time out when dropped in for a tag. In a good barn (Richard Dutrow) and is carefully spotted today in his first against winners.
3rd pick: #9 (Celestial Diamond) - Wide last out pressing the pace from a poor outside post going long. Shorten-up and draws a nice post. His sprint form is solid and think he'll run well.