Top pick: #6 (AVENGING SPIRIT) - He ran an excellent race at Belmont Oct. 20th when he chased a wire-to-wire winner before tiring late to finish 2nd. Grey gelding has three solid works since and catches a field of lightly raced maidens. Three-year-old has raced well on this surface before and a repeat of his latest effort should get the job done.
2nd pick: #2 (Royal Straight) - On the shelf since May 1st, he's working sharply for trainer Jimmy Jerkens and son of "Smarty Jones" has shown good speed in the past.
3rd pick: #3 (The Brush) - Lightly raced colt by "Mr. Greeley" is returning from a year's layoff but his works indicate that he's feeling just fine. Has some speed and could impact the same race exotics if ready.