Top pick: #4 (HOT STONES) (7-2) - Lightly-raced home-bred by (G1) sprint winner "Bustin Stones" has been sharp in all four starts and comes off a career best when defeating weaker at Belmont on Sept. 29. Strong finisher should get a fast and/or contested pace to rally into and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #8 (La Verdad) (2-1) - The probable favorite, she's been freshened up since putting together back-to-back wins during the spring. One of those came on this surface and this daughter of "Yes It's True" is working fast for her return.
3rd pick: #1 (Haldane) (8-1) - Professional stalker has finished second in three of her last four and has enough speed to stay within range from her inside draw and make some late noise.
4th pick: #6 (Kitty Panda) (4-1) - Lightly-raced and well-bred, she comes off a huge win at Belmont on Oct. 14. By far a career best, she was racing second off a seven week break and this daughter of "Sky Mesa" has plenty of room for upside.