Top pick: #6 (WILLY BEAMIN) - He finished 2nd last out at Remington Park in the $400K Oklahoma Derby and that snapped a 6 race winning streak that included the $150K Albany Stakes and the (G1) King's Bishop at Saratoga just three days apart. Speed/stalker is the only entrant who has won on this surface in the past and he's 2 for 2 on it. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Called to Serve) - He was only a "head" back of "Willy" in Oklahoma on Sep 30th and last out was beaten a nose by today's rival "Our Entourage" in a small stakes at Belmont. Strong finisher likes this demanding trip (5-1-1-2) and would benefit the most by a fast/and or contested pace.
3rd pick: #2 (Adirondack King) - Very consistent(13-3-2-4) son of "Lawyer Ron" comes into this off a trio of solid efforts since returning from a 3 1/2 month layoff on Sep 19th. Colt has a flexible style, is in a winning barn (John Servis), and jockey Jeremy Rose is in for the mount.