Top pick: #9 (CAPTAIN SWORD) - He may have been best last out, as he broke slowly and made a strong late bid on the rail to finish 3rd going a mile at this condition. He likes this 7 furlong trip (3-1-2-0) and draws a nice post for it this afternoon. The top pick.
2nd pick: #3 (Fiddler's Afleet) - If you take away his three starts in California on "Poly" surfaces, he's (7-1-4-2). His best race ever came on this surface last fall and he looks like the main danger in this spot.
3rd pick: #1 (Close Encounter) - Impressed in his only career outing, his maiden win at Saratoga last August. Son of "Friends Lake" stalked, bid, and wore down a pair of good colts. Light work tab on view, but they're all well above average.