Top pick: #5 (COMPULSIVE) (4-1) - He chased and weakened to finish third when racing for a $12.5K tag here on Aug. 7 in his first since June 22nd. It was his second off a Mark Glatt claim and ran his local record to 3-0-2-1. The top pick.
2nd pick: #6 (Pillar of Strength) (2-1) - New York bred makes his way from Belmont and into the barn of Bob Hess Jr. Gelding has gone 7-1-2-2 on conventional dirt and will be making his first start on a synthetic surface. A major threat if he takes to it.
3rd pick: #3 (Sudden Rumor) (5-2) - He's raced evenly in both starts facing winners and last out finished fourth of nine, beaten two lengths racing for a $20K tag. Drops a bit and should contend today.
4th pick: #1 (Prime Agenda) (8-1) - Well bred gelding ran evenly here at this level on Aug. 3. It was his first in two months, first for trainer Pete Miller, and first on a synthetic surface. Don't just ignore.