Top pick: #1 (GIO PONTI) - Rare occasion when a runner is going for his fifth Grade 1 in a row and this talented son of "Tale of the Cat" has beaten better fields than this along the way. Needs a patient ride as "Presious" is expected to open a large early lead. Can win this turning for home.
2nd pick: #5 (Muskitier) - Thought he received a very poor ride in the "Sword Dancer" (G1) at Saratoga last out as he was "up and on" a fast pace and was done before hitting the far-turn the second time around. Can pick-up a piece of this.
3rd pick: #8 (Grand Couturier) - Likes this time of year and old-timer showed that he can still bring a good game in a big race with a strong rally to win the "Bowling Green" (G2) on Sept. 13. The possibility of a "good" or "yielding" course would help his cause out, and there's rain in the forecast.