Top pick: #4 (AMBERJACK) (6-5) - Clearly the horse to beat, colt has won three in a row, including the $125K "Mike Lee" at Belmont and the $160k "New York Derby" last out at Finger Lakes. The "figure" earned that day towers over this field and a repeat of it puts him in the winner's circle.
2nd pick: #3 (Escapefromreality) (7-2) - Lightly-raced gelding has gone 5-2-2-1 overall and had legitimate excuses in his lone sub-par effort. Speedy sort has been working very fast locally and looks like the main danger.
3rd pick: #2 (Smooth Bert) (5-1) - "Bert" was no match for "Amberjack" in the "New York Derby," but did hold on gamely for the place, 6 1/2 back of that common foe. In shape, working fast locally, and is in the exacta and triple mix.