Top pick: #1 (LOWTHER STREET) - Proved last out that he can handle this distance and a conventional dirt surface as he raced on one for the first time. Son of "Street Cry" draws the rail and just missed last out under similar conditions. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (African Diamond) - Claimed out of a win at this distance on August 4 by a dangerous claiming barn (Chad Brown). Working sharp since, gelding is a major threat today, and at a square price.
3rd pick: #4 (Close Alliance) - Lightly-raced son of "Gone West" broke slowly in his North American debut here on August 1 and finished almost six lengths behind the top pick that day. Has three drills since, blinkers are added, and Dominguez sticks. Contender.