Top pick: #2 (OHBABYOBEYME) - Trainer Tony Dutrow appears to be racing this daughter of "Awesome Again" into shape and he'll make some major changes today in her third start. Filly will move from the turf to the dirt, shorten-up in distance, drop into a claimer for the first time, and race with both blinkers and Dominguez added. Lots of things to like.
2nd pick: #3 (Bear Dance) - Another who's dropping and trainer Jimmy Jerkens is notorious for pointing his runners towards their second start. Filly showed some speed when debuting on the grass facing tougher and he brings her back very quickly for this (9 days). Jerkens wins at a 35% rate second out and is four for his last nine on this type of drop.
3rd pick: #5 (By M K) - She ran like a horse that needed her last start (her first in almost 9 months), and she can factor today in her second off the long break.