Top pick: #2 (OSTROLENKA) (5-2) - Colt is undefeated (3-for-3) here at Belmont and won a $250K stakes going a mile last October. He looked sharp when going wire-to-wire May 2 in his second back off a 3-month layoff. Working fast for this, he has a serious looking rival in #7 Wincoma.
2nd pick: #7 (Wincoma) (3-1) - Lightly raced, speedy, and talented. He's 2-for-2 at Belmont and was an impressive winner May 9 facing state-bred allowance foes. The 'figure' earned was the highest any of this field has yet attained. Working fast and a very strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #8 (Papa Shot) (6-1) - Home bred by 'Distorted Humor' moves way up in class after getting his maiden win April 12 at Aqueduct going a mile. He stalked that afternoon, and colt draws outside of what should be a fast and/or contested pace.
4th pick: #9 (Good Luck Gus) (8-1) - Busy colt (7-3-2-0) returns off almost a 5 1/2 month break this afternoon. A two-time stakes winner, longshot finished second to 'Ostrolenka' here last October. Training fine, but he gives away a big recency edge to the top three selections.