Top pick: #2 (SOUTHERN JOY) - Lightly-raced home-bred by "Catienus" tries winners for the first time following an impressive maiden win on a similar surface at Turfway Park on Sept. 22. Race was his first ever on synthetic footing and trainer Mike Maker has him well spotted.
2nd pick: #3 (Vee One Rotate) - New York invader comes from Belmont in shape and is the only runner entered who has ever run locally in the past, and he's 2-for-3 on it. Drops down for this and he's the probable favorite and I almost made him the top pick.