Top pick: #5 (MONTESSORI) - Claimed May 19 by the Persaud barn for $10K filly raced evenly for twice that price going a mile on the grass in her first for the new barn. Drops back down to the purchase price, goes grass to dirt, shortens-up in distance, and Dominguez is aboard for the first time. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Sounds Freudian) - New York-bred also takes a drop and goes turf to dirt. Filly has some stalking ability and has never before raced this low. Can impact today.
3rd pick: #2 (Buttonfront) - Lightly raced daughter of "Golden Missile" hasn't raced since tiring here May 6 racing for $20K in her first against winners. She has a near "bullet" work on June 15 and her trainer (Carlos Martin) has been on fire at this meet (35-11-5-4).