Top pick: #11 (MINESWEPT) - Freshened-up since an impressive maiden win at Belmont on May 20 this son of "Mineshaft" has been working fast and has previous experience (last year at age two) over this surface. Looks very tough if as expected this race is run on the main-track.
2nd pick: #7 (Abilio) - Last year's leading trainer here (Linda Rice) sends out this lightly raced and speedy son of "Pioneering" who broke his maiden on the dirt at Aqueduct this past April. He finished third on the grass last out at Belmont in his first race facing winners and will be making back-to-back starts for the first time.
3rd pick: #1 (Winning Token) - Lightly raced and speed/stalker will be facing winners for the first time after breaking his maiden at this mile trip at Belmont on July 2. Has the rail and a solid recent drill before shipping north.
4th pick: #9 (Mr. Vantastic) - Has some good dirt form in his past and one of his better efforts came some time back on a "wet" main-track. Working fast and he's a contender at a nice price to use in the same race exotics.