Top pick: #6 (RATHSKELLER) - He's shown good early speed before tiring in both starts facing tougher. Trainer Tom Bush will drop him down, shorten him up in distance, and switch him from turf back to the dirt. Home-bred is brought back in 18 days for this and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Mulligan Man) - Another taking a drop and this grey colt had no chance in his Oct. 7 debut when he "lunged" at the break. Veteran John Parisella has had a fine year (24 for 109) and he's always better second time out.
3rd pick: #7 (Got a Hunch) - Gelding has been bet heavily in both appearances and each has been against better. Drops to a new low, makes back-to-back starts for the first time, and Dominguez is aboard for the first time.