Romansh Tops the Field for the Suburban Handicap

Installed as the favorite at 3-1 on the morning line and slated to carry 117 pounds is Romansh for trainer Tom Albertrani. The four-year-old son of Bernardini will have Jose Ortiz in the irons bearing the familiar blue silks of Godolphin Racing, LLC. A $750,000 purchase as a yearling, Romansh has won four of his ten starts and was last seen finishing third to Palace Malice in the Met Mile (G1).

Last Gunfighter will tote the high weight

Second choice at 7-2 and carrying a high weight of 120 pounds is Last Gunfighter. Trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Javier Castellano, the five-year-old son of First Samurai won his first start of the year in May with a nose decision in the Mountainview Handicap as the favorite. Two of his nine career victories have come at a mile and a quarter and he will break from post five, just inside of Romansh.

Norumbega goes for two in a row

Also in the field at 6-1 is distance specialist Norumbega, a four-year-old son of Tiznow bred and owned by Stuart Janney, III and trained by Claude "Shug" McGaughey. Joel Rosario will be back aboard after piloting the grey colt to a game victory in the Brooklyn Handicap in June. The pair prevailed by a hard fought neck in the mile and a half race.