Top pick: #5 (NATIVE SINGER) (5-2) - Very fast from the gate, he's been freshened up since Aug. 17 when he weakened in the final furlong to finish fifth at Saratoga when racing at this level and distance. Gelding had run second in his previous pair and goes off a trainer change to Gary Gullo.
2nd pick: #1 (Leroy Jr.) (3-1) - He's making back-to-back starts for the first time and trainer Chad Brown will switch him from turf to dirt and shorten him up in distance. 4-year-old goes off an eight week break, is working fast, and is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Hidden Warrior) (12-1) - Longshot tired here after chasing a fast pace on Sept. 12 in his first since debuting a year ago. 4-year-old gelding has taken some betting action in both appearances and trainer Linda Rice brings him back in three weeks and has him making back-to-back starts for the first time.
4th pick: #4 (Shot to Win) (6-1) - Home-bred by "Roaring Fever" tired badly when debuting in the same Aug. 17 race that "Singer" exits. Freshened up since, trainer Dom Schettino adds blinkers and this 3-year-old should run much better this afternoon.