Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (STORYBOOK SECRET) (4-1) - Five-year-old enters off a solid second place finish here at this tag going a 1/16th longer Dec. 6. It was his first start in two months and this well bred gelding gets a small edge.
2nd pick: #4 (Promethean) (2-1) - The morning line and probable favorite, he's taking a big drop for his local debut. Grey colt has been racing evenly facing tougher and is a strong win candidate in this spot.
3rd pick: #2 (Mission Awareness) (9-2) - Lightly-raced grey gelding was away slowly but rallied to finish a fast closing third here Dec. 6. It was his first since late March, first on the grass, and he was just under a length in back of 'Storybook Secret.' He has no early speed, so he needs some pace help for a shot at the win .
4th pick: #7 (Lord Anthony) (10-1) - He enters off a wide and even effort Dec. 6 that saw him not that far off of both 'Storybook Secret' and 'Mission Awareness'. Longshot runs second back from five months on the sidelines and can factor at a big price.
5th pick: #8 (The Brown Bomber) (15-1) - Disappointing gelding is an uncoupled barn-mate of 'Promethean.' He has sharp early speed but tired badly in the same local Dec. 6 contest common to several others. It was his first start since June 14 and this longshot received serious betting support earlier in his career.