Top pick: #3 (CALEB'S POSSE) - He really came into his own last year after coming back from a seven-week freshening in early June. Son of "Posse" went (7-4-1-1) starting on that date and went on to win the King's Bishop (G1) at Saratoga and concluded his year with an authoritative win at Churchill in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on Nov. 5. He missed by a neck in his seasonal debut here March 3rd to today's rival "Calibrachoa" in the (G3) Tom Fool and has been training fast at Oaklawn since. Gets the call in a small field but needs a smart ride in a "tricky" race.
2nd pick: #2 (Jackson Bend) - He's undefeated at this 7-furlong trip (3-for-3) and after winning the (G3) Hal's Hope going a mile at Gulfstream in his seasonal debut, he broke slowly and ran third in a five-horse field last out in the Gulfstream Park Hdcp. (G2). Working fast at Palm Meadows before shipping north and a win candidate.