Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #1 (SUMMER BY THE LAKE) (3-1) - Gelding is taking a big drop in class in his first start since June 30. He broke slowly that day facing state bred special weights and was never involved. In the barn of leading trainer Jeremiah Englehart, he wins at a 33% rate on this type of drop.
2nd pick: #4 (Take Me Away) (7-2) - Saratoga shipper tired there facing tougher at this trip Aug 3. Gelding has a new trainer (Ralph D'Alessandro) and this 3-year-old has shown enough ability so far to be a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #2 (Ghost Ship) (5-1) - He has more early speed than most and has been competitive in two of his last three local starts. Both the top two selections are making their Finger Lakes debut and that gives this gelding a bit of a home field advantage. Must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #8 (I'm Funny How) (10-1) - Longshot is racing third back off a 7.5 month layoff and showed a much improved effort last out. He has a bit of early sped and may grab a share at a big price.