Top pick: #9 (MALIBU QUEEN) (7-2) - She enters off a sharp win on the Belmont turf going 7-furlongs at this tag on Oct. 3. It was a career best overall and this daughter of "Malibu Moon" has gone 11-1-2-1 on the dirt in the past and that win came on a muddy track.
2nd pick: #10 (Apretty Dixie) (5-1) - No-speed type is going turf to dirt and racing second back off a 2 1/2 month break. He record on the dirt is 13-2-4-1 and is 4-1-1-0 on wet surfaces. Stretch threat in this spot.
3rd pick: #7 (Bartiromo) (4-1) - Lightly-raced filly has more early speed than most and last out finished a pace-pressing second on a sloppy track at Belmont Oct. 22. The figure earned was low, but her ability to break sharply is a plus.
4th pick: #6 (Great Cross) (4-1) - Filly was a winner on a muddy track at Belmont in a switched contest on Sep. 25. It was her first off a Mike Maker claim and ran her record on the dirt to 3-1-0-1. In shape and must be left in the mix.