Top pick: #1 (FIELD REPORT) (8-5) - Hard-hitting gelding comes into this off almost an eight week freshening and when last in action he finished second in four straight grass sprints during the summer months. Nicely spotted today, he has the rail and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (Cinco de Mario) (4-1) - He's raced evenly in both starts since getting his maiden win at Del Mar on Aug. 10. Gelding by "Candy Ride" shortens up in distance and has been competitive facing tougher fields than this in the past.
3rd pick: #8 (Quick Cielo) (12-1) - Lightly-raced gelding broke his maiden at this distance on the Fairplex dirt on Sept. 21 and will be facing winners and trying the turf, both for the first time.
4th pick: #10 (Myfundsarelo) (9-2) - Very lightly-raced gelding broke his maiden on the Hollywood "poly" when debuting on July 13th, then ran wide and evenly 65 days later at this level on the Fairplex dirt in his first facing winners. Home-bred is working fast and can factor against this group.
5th pick: #9 (Tale Be Told) (15-1) - Well-bred 4-year-old rallied strongly to break his maiden here at this distance on the main-track on Sept. 27. Race came second off a 16 month layoff and he's worked fast since.