Top pick: #7 (SOLUTIONIST) - Excellent debut speed shown at Belmont on July 17 against MSW foes. Working well since and trainer Richard Dutrow drops him into a claimer today. Strong stats are visible for the conditioner on the drop (25%) and with the maidens in particular (27%).
2nd pick: #5 (Thats a Good Thing) - Missed by a neck in his best start to date on August 6. Improving with each start, trainer Steve Asmussen adds blinkers today to try and put runner over the top.
3rd pick: #2 (Retriever) - Well-backed in his debut on August 6, runner had serious traffic issues in mid stretch while racing in between runners, blinkers are removed and he has a fast work on August 21.