Top pick: #3 (NO RACHMONES) - Grey gelding has the best proven speed in this field and had a strong race on this surface July 19th when he tired in the last furlong to finish third. Trainer Pete Miller removes this 2-year-old's blinkers for the first time and that should help him relax more in the early stages. A fine work on August 11th indicates that that may be the case.
2nd pick: #5 (Dancer Humor) - Colt ships here from Calder where he rallied to miss by a neck running for a $50K price-tag on July 6th. Son of "Sharp Humor" gets a positive trainer change and will be racing on a synthetic surface for the first time. Dangerous rival if he takes to the new footing.
3rd pick: #4 (Wildcat Moon) - Colt took some money in his debut and rallied to finish second a nose better than our top pick. He's since come back with a pair of strong works and must be considered a win candidate.