Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #5 (CONSENSUS THINKING) (5-2) - Lightly-raced and expensive ($210,000), 3yo by 'Mineshaft' has been freshened up since finishing third facing tougher June 3 at Belmont Park going a one-turn 8.5 furlongs. Training fast locally, trainer Chad Brown stretches him out in distance (two turns) and drops him into a claimer. He's already won with a pair of older maidens taking the same drop at this meet and this colt breezed a bullet half-mile on the main track here July 14.
2nd pick: #7 (Air on Fire) (3-1) - $350,000 4-year-old by 'Unbridled's Song' is dropping into a claimer for the first time. Competitive in three of his last four, speed/stalker is a NEW gelding and was working extremely fast at Churchill before shipping here. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Rucksack) (6-1) - Price play stretches out a furlong and a turn after finishing a pace-setting second at Belmont going a mile for a $50K tag June 17. He draws the rail, has fine gate speed and positive experience on an 'off' track. Think he can be in this from gate-to-wire at a square price.
4th pick: #2 (Curlin's New Moon) (12-1) - Longshot moves up in class after rallying from far back to finish second going a mile in the mud June 21 Belmont for a $20K claiming price. The type that can 'run all day', he should be making up ground late at a big price.