Top pick: #5 (R KING OF THE ROAD) - Very lightly raced gelding by "Trippi" broke his maiden July 23rd at saratoga in his first back off a 6 month break. He went gate to wire to win by almost 9 lengths in fast time 1:09 flat for the 6 furlongs. Sent in for another long layoff (9 months) he was equally impressive when winning an entry-level allowance at Aquedut in his return on April 14th. Working fast locall for this, he's the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (Those Were the Days) - His record is outstanding (6-5-1-0) and continues to improve his overall game. He's won on this surface before and speed/stalker is making back to back starts for the first time since last fall. Strong contender.