Top Pick: #1 Zulu Kingdom (6-5) - Things didn't work out for this horse at the 2024 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, but everything else has. Four victories in five races, including two in a row, plus one at Saratoga. Four weeks ago, Zulu Kingdom won the Grade 1 American Turf Stakes, taking command in the final furlong. Jockey Flavien Prat rode Zulu Kingdom in a stalking position behind Mi Bago before separating late from the rest of the pack. Prat will be atop for this one.
2nd Pick: #3 States' Rights (6-1) - States' Rights has been able to keep things close, off two straight second-place finishes. That's three second-place finishes in the last five races, including both times at this 1 1/16 distance.
3rd Pick: #2 A. P. Kid (10-1) - Todd Pletcher has an exciting, speedy up-and-comer. A. P. Kid won a Maiden Special Weight race at Gulfstream Park the last time out at 9-2 odds. Running from the No. 6 position, A. P. Kid beat out 2-1 favorite Pitkin.