Top pick: #8 (ISTISHAARY) - Gulfstream shipper is in a good barn (Kiaran McLaughlin) and had a nice seasonal debut on the grass there. He worked well before heading north and $1,000,000 son of "Distorted Humor" is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Something Gold) - Deadly team of Asmussen/Dominguez (40%) are combined in this colt who's making only his 2nd start since last May. Had a good "tightener" and he draws the rail. Tough opponent.
3rd pick: #6 (Exonerator) - Ships up from Laurel for an excellent mid-Atlantic barn (Rodney Jenkins). Rider Travis Dunkleberger also makes the trip and colt has been working sharply in Maryland.