Top pick: #6 (ANHOUROFHONOR) (3-1) - Lightly-raced gelding finished third here facing slightly tougher on July 16th. Race was his first off a "Lupe" Guerrero claim and 3-year-old was involved in a heated speed duel that afternoon. Drops down a bit, shortens up in distance, and returns in seven days.
2nd pick: #8 (Fiery Trials) (9-2) - Debuting colt is in a very good first out barn (Mike Pino 30%) and colt has been in steady training here since mid-May. Home-bred is dangerous against this rather ordinary group.
3rd pick: #4 (Rick's Cafe) (4-1) - He comes off a career best when he set a pressure pace and held to finish third here at this tag June 23rd. By far his best to date. and a repeat of it makes him a threat.
4th pick: #7 (Mi Dragon) (5-1) - Pa.-bred rallied to finish third here at this tag eight days ago and it was his best overall in five lifetime starts. He earned the field's second best figure that day and would love a fast and/or contested pace to develop.