Top pick: #8 (ROCK HARD NICKY) - Well-bet in his first two starts and he's had problems at the beginning of both races. Working fast at Saratoga for the Zito barn and he'll stretch him out to a mile this afternoon. The top pick.
2nd pick: #6 (Joe Vann) - Has good early speed and in this lightly raced field that's a big plus. He's finished "in the money" in his last pair and trainer Todd Pletcher will send him a mile for the first time. Contender.
3rd pick: #5 (Uncle Carm) - Colt raced evenly in his first start and did so after a "troubled" start. Working fast for this, presumably with the blinkers that he races with today for the first time.