Top pick: #3 (SARATOGA SNACKS) - He hasn't raced since breaking his maiden late in the Saratoga meet on Sep 3rd. Heavily bet in both starts there, he finished 2nd on a muddy track when debuting on August 8th and got his win 4 weeks later after rallying from just off the pace. Working fast for his return and he can take this if ready.
2nd pick: #4 (Ludo Bagman) - He's one of two entered by trainer Rick Dutrow and they race uncoupled. Gelding finished 2nd here on April 29th at this distance and level and was only beaten a 1/2 length. Effort came off almost a 7 week break and he's an obvious threat.
3rd pick: #8 (What's the Record) - Freshened-up since finishing a close-up 4th at this level racing at Aqueduct March 18th, $200K son of "El Corredor" has some closing punch in a contest with a lot of speed signed on. Can factor, but needs to avoid being hung wide.