Top pick: #5 (ROYAL FORTUNE) - Speed/stalker will stretch-out a bit in distance today and Ramon Domingues will climb back aboard after a one race absence. Lightly raced and well-bred, she finished second here in an entry-level allowance June 23. The top pick in a competitive race.
2nd pick: #9 (Settling Seas) - Much improved of late she's (8-3-1-2) in 2010 and she comes off a win at saratoga going a mile that was her best ever. Cuts back a furlong and is a win threat.
3rd pick: #8 (Honorable Truth) - Very consistent veteran is nicely spotted today in this allowance-optional claimer. Her turf record is outstanding (10-4-2-2) and this 7-furlong distance is fine. Win candidate.