Top pick: #6 (A TOE BY THREE) - Speedy colt was scratched last week to await this spot. He finished a solid pace-setting second when debuting at Hollywood June 19, then tired here after dueling with an impressive looking winner July 16. Trainer Pete Miller has given him almost 6 weeks to recover and son of "Stormello" is working fast. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Buried) - First timer from the Baffert barn is working fast and that includes a bullet 5/8ths drill from the gate here on the August 11. Barn wins at a 33% clip with debuting stock and noted speed rider Marty Pedroza is aloft.
3rd pick: #1 (Fear the Beard) - Races first off a Doug O'Neill claim and he brings him back in 13 days and runs him where he can't lose him. Has the rail and will be rallying late.