Top pick: #7 (SPORTSWRITER) - Grey gelding looms large against this below average field in this $100K New York-bred stakes. Since switching to the barn of Rudy Rodriguez in January, this 3-year-old is (4-2-1-1) and has run well in a pair of stakes. Speed/stalker draws a good post and should have no excuses against this crew.
2nd pick: #4 (Western Tryst) - He was competitive in all five starts as a 2-year-old and makes his 3-year-old debut off a half-year's absence. Gelding finished fourth on this surface last fall in a $100,000 stakes and is a threat if ready.
3rd pick: #1 (I'll Stake U) - Philly Park invader Has gone (4-1-2-1) since February when he rejoined the barn of Derek Ryan. Speedy sort comes here off a pair of sharp efforts facing "open" company and he should be involved from gate to wire.