Top pick: #2 (MAHOPAC) - Bred for the turf, runner by "Lido Palace" showed good speed in his dirt debut in mid-July. Training well after a freshening, he moves to the grass and draws the rail for the tough Hushion barn.
2nd pick: #10 (No Lien Here) - West-coast transplant will race on something other than "poly" for the first time. He's shown high speed in his races and is working well for this. Big player.
3rd pick: #1 (City Sneakers) - Runner from the Linda Rice barn trained well at Saratoga, but didn't run there. Freshened up since late June, trainer's reputation with turf sprinters is now well known.
4th pick: #4 (Fortissi More) - Veteran continues to nibble at various distances and may have enough closing punch to hit the tri and/or super.