Top pick: #5 (ROCKHEADED) - Gelding has taken some money in both appearances and will drop to a new low in price, go turf to dirt, and shorten-up in distance as he runs off a 3 1/2 month layoff for trainer Bruce Levine. 3-year-old by "Rockport Harbor" can take this with all the changes.
2nd pick: #6 (Adriatic Spirit) - Home-bred raced wide and evenly facing state-bred special weights sprinting on the Belmont turf June 30th. He does have some speed, drops into a career soft spot, switches back to the dirt, and Dominguez will ride him for the first time. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Seghesio) - Speedy Finger Lakes shipper finished second there facing special weights on July 3rd and this tag should be where he'll fit in on this bigger stage. Gelding should be involved this afternoon from start to finish.