Top pick: #1 (VERITY) (9-5) - Very lightly raced and beautifully-bred, he stretches-out a bit after finishing a close up third here at this tag going 7 furlongs on Aug. 12. It was his first time in a claimer, a career best, and son of "Smart Strike" draws the rail. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Imaginaryweekend) (6-1) - He showed nothing here on Aug. 11 in his first start in almost three months. He's since come back with a blazing half-mile breeze Aug. 24 and is a threat at a nice price.
3rd pick: #7 (Printer's Alley) (3-1) - No-speed type has shown clear improvemnt in his last three starts and rallied to finish second here at this tag on Aug. 20. That was a career best and he should be closing fast again this afternoon.
4th pick: #3 (Frozen Four) (5-1) - Stretch-out sprinter regressed last out after stringing together five competitive efforts in a row. Nicely bred 3-year-old should be involved turning for home, but needs to do better from that point on.