Top pick: #3 (COPLEY SQUARE) (3-1) - He tired as the favorite after a stumbling start last out. Pa.-bred had to rush up following the poor getaway and dueled with the eventual winner before packing it in at the head of the stretch. Gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #8 (Improvised Brush) (2-1) - Trainer Tim Ice is now at Philly Park for the first time. He spent the winter/spring at Oaklawn Park and is a good horseman. This Arkansas bred has finished second the last two times he ran at this distance and is a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Bemois) (5-1) - He exits the same last race as 'Copley Square' and finished in front of that rival. Speed/stalker finished fourth that day after racing close up and had run second in his previous pair. In the mix.