Top pick: #5 (SAY MR SANDMAN) (7-2) - The field's only multiple winner and this veteran gelding has had his picture taken seven times. Six-year-old is in career best form and ships back from Finger Lakes after earning a career best figure on June 16th, Stalker has run well here in the past 3-1-1-0 and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #2 (Sidearm) (3-1) - One of two entered by trainer Gary Contessa and the pair race uncoupled. Scratched last week to await this spot, he finished second here at this level on June 5th in his first since March 24th. That was a career best and J.J. Castellano stays aboard.
3rd pick: #7 (Horatio) (5-1) - Consistent sort has gone 15-1-5-6 overall and comes off a strong effort here on June 5th. Stalker was only a "nose" back of "Sidearm" that day and earned him a career best figure. Price play.
4th pick: #3 (Station Chief) (5-2) - The second of the Contessa pair, he's lightly raced, has a speed/stalking style, and has gone 3-1-2-0 running on the dirt. He should be involved from start-to-finish.