Top pick: #4 (Hawkinsville) - Claimed three starts back by the high % Bruce Brown, he had a poor post in his first start for the trainer, but still made a nice move before flattening out. Given two months off he was "prepped" in a turf race to set him up for this effort. Drops in class and goes a mile on the dirt, and that combination should lead to the win.
2nd pick: #8 (Akenobo) - Steps up in class today after winning his first start ever on the dirt on Oct 17th. Defeated a nice group that day and he's eligible to improve more in his 2nd start back.
3rd pick: #7 (Hurrah) - Lost to a longshot on Halloween as a heavy favorite with no visible excuse. Runner was re-claimed two back by Gary Contessa and is eligible to improve today.