Top pick: #5 (ZA APPROVAL) (9-5) - Hard hitter has raced evenly while finishing fourth in both G1 stakes since coming off a four month layoff in early March. Strong finisher is facing only G3 opposition in this spot, and grey gelding has beaten this type the last three times he's run at this level.
2nd pick: #6 (Sinatra) (15-1) - Longshot is lightly raced and enters in career best shape. 5yo has gone 6-3-2-1 on the grass facing weaker , but has returned from a long layoff (20 1/2 months) a better horse. Trainer Jimmy Jerkens is having an excellent year after falling out of the spotlight for some time, and this home-bred rates a shot at a big price.
3rd pick: #1a (Jack Milton) (5-1) - He's coupled in the wagering with #1 "Bio Pro" due to common ownership. Son of "War Front" has always been highly thought of by trainer Todd Pletcher, and ships in from Kentucky where he was a sharp winner at this trip facing weaker on May 1. Strong finisher will be closing fast and must be left in the mix.