Top pick: #1 (BIG CHIEF DEKE) - First time starter is working very fast for his debut including several bullet drills at Lone Star Park. Home-bred has the rail and is in the barn of Bret Calhoun (23% with debuting runners). The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (On the Inside) - Colt has the best proven speed of those that have run and finished 2nd here at this level when debuting August 20. Probably will get away at a nice price this evening and can factor against a mostly untried field.
3rd pick: #8 (Boca Bay) - Texas-bred by the speedy "Too Much Bling" ships up from Rteama Park where he chased and tired in a $100K stakes in late Sep. He'll be a nice price in this contest and it's not often that you get the Asmussen barn at square odds.