Top pick: #1 (MIKEY T) (5-1) - Price play has been freshened up since late May and trainer Mike Puype (who has had an outstanding meet) has this well-bred gelding working well above average for his return.
2nd pick: #7 (Horizontallyspeakin) (3-1) - Lightly-raced and clearly improving, he set a fast pace and tired late to finish fourth here at this distance when facing special weights on June 22nd. Effort was a career best and triner John Sadler drops hom down and removes this 3-year-old's blinkers for the first time.
3rd pick: #2 (Cinco de Mario) (5-1) - On the sidelines since Dec. 16, gelding by "Candy Ride" is working fast for his return and trainer Doug O'Neill will drop him into a claimer for the first time. Three-year-old has a speed/stalking style and should be involved from start-to-finish if ready.
4th pick: #6 (Our Lucky Son) (9-2) - In 10 career starts this gelding has finished third an amazing seven times, including all four of his grass starts. Stalker drops down a bit and missed by a length the only other time he ran "tagged."