Top pick: #2 (CRUSHER) (9-5) - Lightly raced and improving, gelding finished a strong second last out at Hollywood at this tag in his second back from a 4 1/2 month break, and he's worked fine here since. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Mikey T) (4-1) - One of two entered by trainer Doug O'Neill, and this 4yo will be the much larger price of the pair. He's been competitive on real dirt in the past, and just missed here facing tougher on Oct. 20th. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Gold Tie Please) (3-1) - The second of the O'Neill runners, he goes first off a claim, has blinkers added, moves from "poly" to dirt, and has Bejarano aboard for the first time.
4th pick: #6 (Warren's Cliff S) (12-1) - His best races have come on conventional dirt, and he can factor today at a big price with his best.