Top pick: #8 (THE BRAIN) - He's been bet heavily in both his appearances sprinting and has shown high early speed in each. Colt by "Street Sense" pressed a very fast pace before wewkening here July 22nd and trainer Bob Baffert brings him back on 11 days rest and stretches him out in distance. Barn has above average stats in all the relevant catagories and this 3-year-old is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Toruk Mafto) - Trainer Mike Puype switches this improving gelding from turf to the "poly" after he raced evenly last out at this level going 9 furlongs on the Hollywood lawn. Tries a "poly" for the first time and he had a solid local work on the July 24th.
3rd pick: #4 (Northern Iowa) - Colt ran evenly in his first pair sprinting during the spring, one each at Santa Anita and Hollywood. Working nicely for his return and when he debuted April 21st on the Santa Anita dirt he was 3 lengths back of "Brain".