Bet this race at Top pick: #2 (Jackie's Warrior) (6-5) - It's eight first-place finishes in 11 races for this 3-year-old colt and veteran trainer Steve Asmussen. That includes the last three races, all at 7 furlongs or less. This powerful horse also holds a pair of wins at one mile in the Champagne Stakes (by 5 and 1/2 lengths) and the Pat Day Mile in May. In eight career starts at a mile or less, he's lost just once. Jackie's Warrior has been the best one-turn horse for the last two years, and the run should continue here.
2nd pick: #1 (Following Sea) (6-1) - Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher draws the top position for his 3-year old colt. Following Sea has finished 1st in three of his last five outings and is fresh off a dominant performance in taking the Vosburgh Stakes despite breaking from the outermost post. He pulled away with ease to complete the 6 furlongs in 1:09.20. That was with jockey Joel Rosario, however, who will be riding Jackie's Warrior.
3rd pick: #6 (Firenze Fire) (10-1) - In the last calendar year, Firenze Fire has been in 10 races and finished 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in nine of them, and all were 7 furlongs or less. He finished 2nd in his last race last month to Following Sea in the Vosburgh Stakes.