Top pick: #5 (AFFIRMED WARRIOR) - Speedy sort chased, bid to the front, and weakened late to finish third here at this tag on August 20th. Effort came off an 80-day layoff and with just a bit of improvement he can get his maiden win.
2nd pick: #4 (Mister Pomeroy) - The probable favorite, he missed by a neck here racing for $25K August 31st. Effort was his first folowing a Cathal Lynch claim and a subsequent eight week layoff. Drops a bit, is brought back in 11 days, and I could have easily made him the top choice.
3rd pick: #2 (Atlantic Surfer) - Speedy Pennsylvania-bred takes a big drop and breaks near the rail. He's faced tougher in all four outings and will be racing third back off an eight month absence. Dangerous foe.