Top pick: #1 (RIVER MONSTER) (10-1) - Price play has early speed, drops down, and draws the rail for his second back from a pair of layoffs. A bullet work on the 19th, and the inside post make him a threat on the front end.
2nd pick: #13 (ECONOMIC FORECAST) (5-2) - He races for the leading trainer at this meet (Dave Jacobson), who broke out a two week mini-slump yesterday by saddling three winners on the card. This colt ships back from Suffolk where he lost by a neck on June 3. Obvious win candidate, though at a short price.
3rd pick: #2 (M P Ruckus) - He rallied to finish second here at this tag on June 6, but faced a much weaker field that afternoon.
4th pick: #10 (Make a Dream ) (10-1) - Drops, goes turf to dirt, and shortens up in distance for the Rudy Rodriguez barn. He should show whatever he has in his second start back from a year's layoff.
5th pick: #4 (Last Run) (8-1) - He finished a solid second, two back facing $20K foes on the dirt, then showed nothing last out facing tougher on the grass. Drops, goes turf to dirt, and shortens up a furlong.