Top pick: #2 (MULTISTORM) - Lightly-raced gelding set a pressured pace and held to finish second here on Sept. 22. 4-year-old was racing off a 100 day break and first off a trainer change to Loren Cox and any further improvement can win this.
2nd pick: #1 (Jalisco Storm) - Thistledown invader is (9-0-2-3) overall and brings a speed/stalking style to the contest. Colt draws the rail and is a win candidte as he should be involved every step.
3rd pick: #7 (Breaking Free) - This is start No. 27, so what you see is what you get. 5-year-old has been competitive in four straight here at this level and last out he finished third, a length back of "Multi". Needs to step it up a bit.