Top pick: #7 (ROCKET RICHIE) - The high-percentage barn of Larry Rivelli brings this gelding back in one week after he was a very easy and impressive maiden winner here last Monday night. Lightly raced 3-year-old meets a very weak field and should have no problem making it two in a row in his first facing winners.
2nd pick: #3 (Bluegrass Dreamer) - Colt ships back from Presque Isle where he tired after setting a pressured pace racing for $7500 on the "poly" surface there. Previous pair saw him be competitive here facing tougher and he looks like the main danger.
3rd pick: #6 (Highest Place) - Unlike most entered in this contest, he has the ability to pass some late and has run evenly in three of four starts on this surface, all from tough posts. Price play can factor in the same race exotics.