Top pick: #10 (SCATTERED DREAMS) (3-1) - Stalker is dropping back down after a pair of competitive efforts facing tougher. Gelding just missed at this level Oct. 2 at Belmont and he draws a nice outside post with all the speed types to his left in the gate.
2nd pick: #1 (Chasing Bubbles) (7-2) - Lightly-raced and improving, son of "Posse" has the best early speed of those that have run and last out he missed by a 1/2 length here at this tag and trip. He has the rail and is an obvious win threat.
3rd pick: #8 (Igotthediscoinme) (10-1) - Lasix is added after gelding tired badly racing at this level Oct. 23. he had just missed when debuting in his previous start and was only a "neck" back of "Scattered Dreams" that afternoon.
4th pick: #5 (Heaven's Best) (9-2) - Colt chased and tired when debuting in a swiftly run 7-furlong here Nov. 9. Trainer Charlie Baker brings him back quickly and drops him in class.
5th pick: #7 (Toasty Boy) (5-1) - One of three making their debuts, this son of "Read the Footnotes" was originally prepared at Gulfstream park but has been in serious training at Belmont since mid-October. Barn (Leah Gyarmati) is having a career year and it's noted that leading rider Irad Ortiz Jr. is aboard.