Top pick: #3 (ROUSING SERMON) - He's one of two 3-year-olds entered and last our rallied to finish fourth in Louisiana Downs' "Super Derby" (G2) on Sept. 8. He won last year's "California Cup Juvenile" on this surface at this distance, and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Holladay Road) - Veteran has an excellent record on this surface (7-3-1-0) and missed by a neck in the 2011 running of this stakes. He's racing himself back into shape after a three month layoff and looks on edge for a big effort from his inside post.
3rd pick: #5 (Lucky Primo) - The main speed, he goes turf to dirt and this lightly raced 6-year-old lost by a neck in the 2011 running of this contest. Working well and he'll be involved from gate to wire.