Top pick: #4 (SHARED BELIEF) (6-5) - Undefeated (6 for 6) and basically untested up to this point. Talented gelding by "Candy Ride" has won from both on and off the pace and scored an easy victory in the "Los Alamitos Derby" (G2) on July 5th in his only previous start on conventional dirt. Working fast and the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Fed Biz) (6-1) - He's stretching back out in distance and moving from "poly" to dirt after a pair of sharp efforts at Del Mar following his return from almost a 9-month layoff. Speed/stalker has the rail and believe he looks next best.
3rd pick: #6 (Majestic Harbor) (5-1) - He was no match for "Shared Belief" on Aug. 24 at Del Mar in the $1M "Pacific Classic." However that was his first following a two month break and he's a better overall runner on real dirt. Can factor with his best.
4th pick: #5 (Footbridge) (15-1) - Longshot has been much improved of late and last out at Del Mar he checked in a distant second to "Fed Biz" in the G2 "San Diego Hdcp." He likes it on this dirt 7-3-2-1 and well bred 4-year-old has been working fast for this attempt.