Top pick: #3 (GENERAL SONG) - Possible favorite drops and stretches-out in his second off a five month layoff. In the barn of the leading trainer here (Todd Pletcher) and the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Sweat Shop ) - Gelding had a strong race here at this tag Juny 26 as he stalked early, bid the front in mid-stretch, and was run down late. Obvious win candidate with a repeat of that effort.
3rd pick: #10 (Intrepid) - The field's "wild card" races off a long layoff and drops into a claimer for the first time. In the barn of Rick Dutrow and this son of "Grand Slam" has been training sharply at Monmouth for his return.
4th pick: #6 (Man on the Right) - Much improved run last out when he finished a "head strong" third here, but was a dozen lengths off of "Sweat" at the finish. Lightly raced he should narrow that gap a bit today.
5th pick: #7 (Implied Odds) - Canadian shipper raced evenly last out on the Woodbine "poly" in his second back off a long layoff. Stretches-out and tries the turf for the first time. May reach the exotics at a big price.