Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #11 (REDISCOVER) (3-1) - Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is having another strong meet 48-13-9-5 and he's racing this 4-year-old today with some changes. Gelding by 'Bernardini' is dropping into a claimer for the first time. is shortening up in distance, and has blinkers on. All are positives moves for the barn with the only negative being the outside post. Gets the call.
2nd pick: #13 (Abstract Cape) (8-1) - Very lightly-raced, trainer George Weaver drops this $250,000 purchase into a $40K claimer. He has early speed and is racing second back off a 70 day freshening. Longshot tired here facing tougher Aug 6 and has worked fast since. Three-year-old should factor in this spot.
3rd pick: #1 (Twenty Four Seven) (6-1) - Arlington Park shipper has finished within range in all four starts since switching to the turf. Stalker was working fast before heading here and is another dropping into a claimer for the first time.
4th pick: #6 (Arch Contender) (8-1) - Lasix is added to 3-year-old when tired badly when facing tougher here on a sloppy surface July 31. Race was taken off the turf and I like the fact that they ran him anyway. Gelding had finished fourth in all three grass races and the figure earned in his last pair fits with these.
5th pick: #5 (Archangel Rose) (10-1) - NEW gelding finished fifth here at this level and distance July 22. He had an outside post and had an extremely wide trip. He draws a better starting slot and runs first of a Steve Asmussen claim. Stretch threat.