Top pick: #1 (CHEROKEE ROMANCE) - Gelding has the rail, the best early speed of this group, and trainer Randy Nunley will drop him down a bit in price. He's tired badly in his last two starts but set very fast fractions in each. If jockey Abel Castellano can slow him down a bit early 3-year-old can win this wire-to-wire.
2nd pick: #9 (Tiger's Charm) - The probable favorite ships in from Monmouth where he's won two in a row by daylight margins. His trainer (Pete Walder) is (11-6-1-1) at this meet and names leading rider Joe Rocco Jr. for this attempt. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (Manhattan Man) - Drops down a bit more for trainer Wayne Lukas and this $250K gelding by "A.P. Indy" chased a long gone winner before tiring last out. Has back races that could win this if repeatable.