Top pick: #5 (ACAFELLA) - $200,000 son of "Mr. Greeley" broke his maiden at Golden Gate in a small stakes there Sep.11th. Colt had shown alot of promise when he rallied for 2nd in his debut when going a mile on the Del Mar turf. Has a pair of fine local drills heading into this and Russell Baze comes into ride this runner for Rick Mandella. Can run down "Gusto" late.
2nd pick: #1 (J.P.'s Gusto) - Obvious win candidate has the rail and seeks his 4th stakes win in a row. Has a pair of wins on this surface and isa working fast for this. P.Val will put him on the lead and he'll be tough to beat. Almost put him on top.