Top pick: #7 (Private Battle) - Thought she raced better in her return at Belmont than the finish suggests. Speed/stalker raced close-up and raced wide before flattening out. Effort was her first in nine months and her cold barn (Bruce Levine) drops her for this. The top pick, and at a square price.
2nd pick: #1 (Judge's Pride) - Longshot draws the rail and is working fast for her third start back off a layoff. The only runner with a local win she has a shot at a square price.
3rd pick: #3 (Smart Trade) - Logical contender finished second last out in an "off the turf" contest on opening Thursday. Lightly-raced filly moves back to the turf and retains Dominguez. Tough, but at a snall price.
4th pick: #5 (Ghoul) - The main speed faces a class test shipping from Mountaineer. Big race last out against colts and she may take them on the front end into deep stretch.