Top pick: #10 (TAQARUB) - The main speed is nicely positioned in the gate at this distance to clear off early. He looked great in his first three on this circuit, then had a very rough trip when he was sent to Florida and tried the "Fountain of Youth" (G2) at Gulfstream. Working fast since returning and he looks to rebound this afternoon.
2nd pick: #7 (King Puma) - Son of "Forest Wildcat" has yet to run a bad race (4-2-2-0) and will move back to real dirt after finishing second in his last pair on "poly" surfaces. Threat from just off the top.
3rd pick: #6 (Not For Silver ) - Speed/stalker lost by a "head" last out in a stakes at Laurel or else he'd enter this undefeated. Talented, and in a great barn (Mike Trombetta), Dominguez takes the reins again.