Top pick: #7 (SARATOGA SNACKS ) (5-2) - Talented and consistent (9-6-2-1), 4-year-old finished second in the stakes last year and has been pointed towards this race by trainer Gary Sciacca for some time now. Working fast and son of "Tale of the Cat" has a solid local record of 4-3-1-0. He gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #8 (Readtheprospectus) (2-1) - The probable favorite, he enters this with seven wins in a row and is a perfect two-for-two on this surface. Speed/stalker draws a nice outside post and is the horse to beat.
3rd pick: #2 (Spa City Fever) (12-1) - Longshot gives his best every time out and was only a 1/2 back of "Prospectus" on Sept. 19. he was in against tough "open" company in his latest and raced evenly after being "bumped" heavily at the break. Can factor at a square price.
4th pick: #4 (Awesome Vision) (4-1) - Strong finisher has a fine recordd at this distance (3-2-1-0) and is capable of impacting during the late stages, especially if the pace is fast/and or contested.