Top pick: #4 (THUNDER CHIEF) - Consistent New York-bred is (9-2-2-2) this year and comes into this off a neck loss at Belmont Park facing "open" foes in an entry-level allowance at this 9 furlong trip five weeks ago. Strong finisher takes this with a repeat of that effort.
2nd pick: #1 (Steel Bridge) - Lightly raced home-bred by "Arch" has excellent early speed, draws the rail, and last out finished third in the same race as "Chief" and was two lengths back of him on the wire. Three-year-old has a bullet half-mile breeze 5 days ago and his early gear makes him a win threat in this rather pace-less race on paper.