Top pick: #10 (HOBOKEN JOE) (3-1) - Competitive sort drops off a pair of sharp efforts facing fellow New York-bred special weights. Stalker fits nicely at this tag facing "open" company and the outside post is a plus.
2nd pick: #7 (Harrier Hill) (5-1) - Price play has excellent early speed and will be moving back to the grass. Four-year-old by "Bernardini" drops to a new low and this Darley home-bred is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #8 (Show Some Lovin) (7-2) - Gelding finished a pace-pressing third here in an "off the turf" contest on July 24th and on June 2nd at Pimlico he missed by a head sprinting on the grass facing tougher.
4th pick: #1 (Freight) (4-1) - He rallied to win here at this tag and trip on August 2nd, but was disqualified and placed second. By far a career best, he draws the rail, and trainer Dom Galluscio continues on a meet long "hot" streak.
5th pick: #2 (Dapper Draper) (6-1) - Speedy and lightly raced, he exits the same Aug. 2 contest as "Freight" and was only 1 1/2 back of thai rival at the finish. Improving, well-bred, and he must be left in the mix.