Top pick: #1 (ARC ABOVE) (5-1) - Gelding ships from New York where he finished third at Belmont racing on the grass on Sept. 20. The race was his first since July 6th and 4-year-old ran second on this surface at this level on April 19th in his only previous start on a synthetic surface.
2nd pick: #5 (Volcano Run) (4-1) - Claimed on Aug. 12 at Saratoga by Mike Maker for $25K gelding missed by a head that day when sprinting on the turf. He's working fast locally for his first eber on "poly" and runs for a bar that wins at a 25% rate first off the claim.
3rd pick: #4 (Any Given Royal) (5-2) - He's the class of the field and last out at Woodbine he raced evenly in a G3 stakes on the "all weather" surface there. Consistent sort and all of his success has come on "poly" tracks (11-2-5-2).
4th pick: #3 (Chalice) (6-1) - Price play ships from Kentucky Downs where he missed by a neck in a strong effort at this level on Sept. 18. Fits, likes sunthetics (6-1-3-1), and must be left in the mix.