Top pick: #4 (GEMOLOGIST) - He's been idle since a poor effort in the Kentucky Derby(G1) put an end to a 5 race winning streak. Trainer Todd Pletcher has put a pair of very fast works into him up at Saratoga which presumably will keep him much closer to the front-running "Paynter". Son of "Tiznow" is the only one of the entrants who has won on a wet track in the past.
2nd pick: #3 (Paynter) - Talented and speedy, he just failed to last in the Belmont Stakes when jockey Mike Smith made a crucial mistake late in the 12 furlong contest. Working fast at Del Mar for his first start since then and trainer Bob Baffert has replaced Smith with Rafael Bejarano. Colt finished a game 2nd on a very sloppy surface at Churchill in the (G3) Derby Trial Stakes April 28th and that experience is a big plus as the track at this writing is listed as "good".