Starting at post #1, West Side Bernie comes in off of a strong 2nd in the Wood Memorial, which is New York's biggest prep race. He ran a career highest Beyer Speed Figure in that race, with a 107. However, his next highest is a 98, from when he finished 6th in the Breeder's Cup Juvenile. His last 3 races were given figures of 92, 97 and 95. Usually, when a horse runs that much faster than his previous efforts, he ends up running worse than those figures his next time out. This is sometimes referred to as "bouncing". West Side Bernie is a prime candidate to bounce and run poorly. Even if he runs as well as he did in the Wood, I'm skeptical that would be enough to win anyway. So all in all, I'm willing to pass on him completely this Saturday.