Top pick: #2 (MICHAEL THE MAN) - Steady performer is nearing his best following a 5 month break and brings some positional speed to a rather pace-less contest on paper. He won a small stakes on the turf here Nov. 13 and is the horse to beat in this 6 horse field.
2nd pick: #1 (Don't Defy Me) - He has dangerous early speed and an inside post to use it. Gelding stretches-out and moves back to the infield following a strong effort last out sprinting at this level on the dirt. Has a shot at a square price.