Top pick: #4 (A TOE BY THREE) - He raced evenly last out after having a wide trip and some traffic trouble Oct. 12 at Santa Anita and trainer Peter Miller will drop him down and move him back to "poly" which this gelding clearly prefers.
2nd pick: #6 (Hodge) - Stakes place as a 2-year-old, he's only run twice this year and goes today of a 7 month layoff. Working fine on this surface for his return and trainer Mike Machowsky will drop him into a claimer for the first time.
3rd pick: #1 (Over Africa) - Lightly raced and very fast from the gate, 4-year-old by "Johannesburg" is working in impressive fashion for his return and he draws the rail. Price play has a solid shot on the front end.