Top pick: #8 (ART CLASS) (5-2) - Home-bred by turf champ "Artie Schiller" has finished second in four of nine on the grass including both times he's raced at this $20K tag. He was beaten a neck at Delaware last out at it and meets a weak field this afternoon.
2nd pick: #1 (Skyliner) (5-1) - Lightly-raced son of "Medaglia d'Oro" raced evenly when finishing third of eight, beaten 10 lengths when debuting at Monmouth on Aug. 11 facing special weights. Trainer Alan Goldberg drops him into a claimer and his "go to" local rider (Rolando Alvarado Jr.) is aboard. The pair has won at a solid 26% rate over the past 20 months.
3rd pick: #5 (Dominate) (6-1) - Colt moves back to the grass for the first time since last winter at Gulfstream. Fits with this group, and he has more early speed than most. Thrtee-year-old is in the three-horse win mix.
4th pick: #3 (King Crab) (12-1) - "Bit" player today, he has a bit of closing punch and may grab a small share at a big price with a late rally.