Top pick: #2 (TROIKA) (3-1) - Mare is consistent (13-2-3-4) and was a winner here at this tag to clear the 2l condition on May 12. Race came off a 8 1/2 month layoff, and was her first local appearance. 5yo by "Tale of the Cat" followed that up with a close up third place finish in her first at this 3l level, and gets the call in a "wide open" finale.
2nd pick: #6 (Real Distinctive) (4-1) - Mare has the best early speed of this field and will be taking a big drop in price. She runs third back off an 8 1/2 month layoff, and will be tough on the front end.
3rd pick: #4 (No Free Ride) (6-1) - She has a bit of speed, and and comes off a pair of even efforts here at this level and distance. Blinkers come off, and this filly had a fast work four days ago. Price play in the same race exotic bets.
4th pick: #8 (Miss Speaker) (5-1) - Lightly raced mare ships in from Pimlico off an easy win on June 1 racing for a $5K tag. It was her first in four months, and trainer Gary Capuano will be racing her on a synthetic surface for the first time.