Top pick: #8 (FUSA CODE) - Now that racing is back on real dirt here, trainers like Steve Asmussen will race a string here this winter. Gelding races second back off a 70 day break, has some fine early speed, and is working fast. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Special Kid) - Freshened-up since Oct. 31 by trainer Doug O'Neill, this gelding is working fast and attracts Garret Gomez for his return run. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #2 (Uncle Sam) - Gray ridgling by "Tapit" is working very fast for his debut. He's from the Baffert barn (26% first out) and has Bejarano aboard. The trainer/jockey team wins at a 32% rate when teamed-up.