Top pick: #8 (REVERE) - Claimed in late April at Keeneland by Mike Maker for $50K, gelding by "Awesome Again" finished a pace-pressing third here racing for $40,000 going 7 furlongs May 31st in his first for the new barn. 3-year-old has since come back with a big bullet half-mile breeze six days ago and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Backdown) - He's shown good early speed several times facing tougher and is working very fast for his first start since Sep 14th. Trainer J.P. Terranova drops him into a claimer for the first time and this 4-year-old is a major threat.
3rd pick: #4 (Venture World) - Nice effort two back saw him finish third here facing special weights, then he tired in his latest after tracking the pace. Another dropping into a claimer for the first time and that move by trainer Chris Englehart has produced winners in 5 of 10 races over the past year.