Top pick: #5 (DUTY BLUES) (4-1) - Price play races first off a claim by Frank Calabrese, and with his trainer (Kirk Ziadie) under suspension, 6yo runs in the name of asst. Gamalie Vazquez. In shape, likes the distance, and can take this at a square price.
2nd pick: #2 (A Priority) (8-5) - The probable favorite, stakes winner takes a big drop in class after a pair of dull efforts facing much tougher. Obvious win candidate, I have no negative words for this 7yo, except the short price.
3rd pick: #1 (Cozetti) (2-1) - He tries hard most every time and is going turf to dirt and shortening up in distance. Stalker runs second back off a seven week break and must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #6 (Integrity) (4-1) - Has talent, and returns off almost a half-years absence. He's won here in the past, is working well, and trainer Chad Brown wins at a 28% rate off of long layoffs.