Top pick: #1 (SHANE ROARS) (3-1) - Gelding is very consistent and has a fine local record 4-1-2-1. Veteran speed/stalker has finished second in all three starts this year after coming off a 5 1/2 month layoff May 8. He has the rail and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #3 (Lazy Nathan) (4-1) - They don't come tougher than this amazing 11-year-old. He's won an amazing 27 times in 75 starts and has finished second in 23 of those. His local record stands at 22-8-9-3 and this speed/stalker should be involved every step.
3rd pick: #5 (E.M.Maximus) (2-1) - The morning line favorite, he was a winner here July 1 racing for a $12.5K tag. Only his second local start he'd been facing tougher in the Midwest running on dirt. Win threat despite moving up a bit in class.
4th pick: #4 (Guy On the Go) (4-1) - Stalker doesn't win very often (3-for-30) while the top three selections have 52 combined. Fits with his best, but believe a small slice is his ceiling.