Top pick: #5 (MILTY WAY) - Speedy gelding drops in half after battling thru fast factions at this distance running for $28K just six days ago. Previous start was the best of his career as he went wire to wire here racing for $12.5K Oct. 17. Joel Rosario who was aboard that day is back aloft this afternoon. Speedy runner is one of pair entered by trainer Doug O'Neill and they'll race uncoupled. The top pick.
2nd pick: #2 (Luv Dragon) - The second of the O'Neill runners just missed here facing tougher Oct 23. Race was the best of his 11 race career and a repeat of it makes him a big win threat.
3rd pick: #1 (Plantsite) - Drops a bit and draws the rail for the Jeff Mullins barn. Latest effort saw him finish 6 lengths behind Luv Dragon, so he'll obviously need to do better to reverse that decision. That's entirely possible as he has some back efforts that make him a win candidate.