Top pick: #8 (REGALLY READY) (15-1) - Longshot enters in sharp form having won a small stakes at santa Anita going a two-turn mile on Oct. 30. Stalker has won five of his last six overall and draws outside of all the speed types. 16 time winner has a solid shot at a square price.
2nd pick: #6 (Secret Circle) (2-1) - The probable favorite, he's had a remarkable career 12-7-4-1 ($2.2M) and enters off a near miss in the "Breeders' Cup Sprint" (G1) on Nov. 1. Stalker has gone 2-1-1-0 at this mile trip in the past and is an obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Big Business) (20-1) - Veteran has maintained a high level of competition over the past year and has gone 8-2-5-1 in 2014. One-run types has an outstanding local record 5-4-1-0 and has gone 11-3-3-3 at this distance over his long career.
4th pick: #1 (Private Zone) (3-1) - Speedy sort draws the rail so he'll be sending hard at the break. Hard-hitting multiple stakes winning sprinter finished a pace-setting second in this race last year and should be involved every step.
5th pick: #4 (Vyjack) (10-1) - He's back in shape and has been freshened up since scoring in the "Kelso Hdcp." (G2) at Belmont on Sept. 27 at this "flat" mile. He loves it locally 4-3-0-1 and has a shot at a big price.