Top pick: #8 (UNLOCK THE GLORY) (5-1) - New York invader chased and tired badly when debuting on a sloppy surface at Belmont Park on Oct. 11. Purchased for $170K this past April and he's working fast and runs with blinkers on.
2nd pick: #5 (Elcinico) (2-1) - Home bred by "Cowtown Cat" ran evenly when finishing fourth of nine, beaten just over 6 lengths when debuting here on Nov. 10. He "hit the rail" in mid-stretch and was forced to check at that point so the effort was a solid one. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Interest Rate Swap) (9-2) - Debuting son of "High Cotton" cost $175K this past May and has been in steady training here for several months. In a capable barn (Kate DeMasi) and this field isn't that string for the level.
4th pick: #7 (Perry M) (7-2) - Colt raced evenly after being "bumped" at the break when debuting at Monmouth on August 23rd. Jersey bred has been on the sidelines since and only has a single published work showing. He can't be totally ignored.