Top pick: #7 (SOUTHERN SUNRISE) (6-5) - Lightly-raced 5-year-old gelding takes on winners following a good-looking maiden win at Del Mar on Aug. 23. He broke sharply, set a rapid pace, and drew off to win by 5 1/2 lengths, stopping the clock in 1:02.60 for the 5.5 furlongs. It was his first start since late March and he's done well on this surface in the past (3-0-2-1).
2nd pick: #5 (Run Hide) (6-1) - Dangerous rival, he raced evenly while checking-in fourth of seven, beaten three lenghts racing at this level on the Del Mar "poly" on Aug. 28. Race was his first in two months and this colt's best efforts have come on real dirt.
3rd pick: #2 (Di Conti) (12-1) - Longshot is lightly raced, well-bred, and was a sharp maiden winner at Fairplex on Sept. 13. Speedy 4-year-old has improved dramatically since coming offf a seven week break on Aug. 15 and should be involved from start-to-finish.
4th pick: #8 (Hello Frankie) (6-1) - "Frankie" has tired in both starts since coming off a year's layoff in early August. Drops down a bit and he had a bullet 3-furlong breeze here on Sept. 12.