Top pick: #5 (DRIVEN BY SAARLAND) - Gelding has been on the sidelines since April 11 when he chased the pace on a "sloppy" Aqueduct main-track before tiring badly. Working fast and frequently for trainer Bruce Levine at Monmouth, runner will drop into a claimer for the first time. The top selection.
2nd pick: #6 (Lion Kingdom) - Gelded son of "Lion Heart" finished a strong third in his seasonal debut here on May 23 and that came in his first start for trainer Angel Penn Jr. He's worked five times since and is the main threat. I almost put him on top.
3rd pick: #3 (Unbridled Cardinal) - He's finished distant second and thirds in his last pair after trainer Nick Zito dropped him into claimers following four uninspiring tries at the maiden special level. Contender, but the top pair look like better win candidates.