Top pick: #7 (A PRIORITY) (4-1) - He enters off an impressive win on this surface facing weaker on Nov. 24 in his second off a pair of layoffs. That ran his local slate to 7-4-1-0 and was his best overall since the spring of 2012. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (Star Harbour) (5-2) - Very fast from the gate, he won a $100K stakes here going 7-furlongs last out and has now posted triple digit speed figures in two of his last three races. The cutback of a furlong is a plus, as is his blazing early speed.
3rd pick: #5 (Travelin Man) (6-1) - Another who loves this strip (-5-1-1) this veteran sprinter rallied to finish third out to "Priority" in his first race in five months. One-run type would love a fast and/or contested pace to develop.
4th pick: #8 (Black Diamond Cat) (3-1) - Veteran tired after a poor start last out at Calder in his first race in three months. He's brought back quickly and this past summer won back-to-back stakes on this surface.