Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #9 (I AM SPARTACUS) (2-1) - Debuting colt sold for $165,000 as a 2yo in training in April and is from the barn of leading trainer Chad Brown (24% first out). He breezed five times here during Sept. including a pair of very sharp half-mile gate works and can win this if ready.
2nd pick: #2 (Tiergan) (4-1) - Grey son of 'Afleet Alex' has really stepped up his work times in his last pair of local moves. Colt had a near bullet 5-furlong gate breeze Sept. 23 then followed that up with a sharp half-mile work Sept. 30. From Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and he has his 'go to' rider Junior Alvarado aboard.
3rd pick: #1 (Show Prince) (12-1) - Home bred by older stallion 'Posse' has worked well above average in three of his last four local breezes. Gelding may out-un expected long odds with an alert beginning from a tough rail post for a first-time starter.
4th pick: #5 (Tiger Man) (15-1) - The field's most experienced maiden, he's racing on the dirt for the first time. The gelding has gone evenly in three straight grass sprints and ships from Monmouth Park where he breezed a bullet 3 furlongs Oct. 1.