Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #7 (GRAVITATING) (3-1) - $120,000 purchase is dropping into a claimer for the first time and is switching from turf to dirt. NEW gelding has been competitive in all three previous starts on the dirt and stalker gets a slight edge in this 'off the turf' contest.
2nd pick: #9 (Generalist) (7-2) - The field's only first-time starter, e's from the barn of Chad Brown (20% with debuting stock). Three-year-old trained during the winter at the Palm Meadows Center in Florida and he had a bullet half-mile from the gate there March 30. Dangerous with Castellano aboard.
3rd pick: #12 (Hoard) (4-1) - Freshened up since March 16, he's finished second in two of his last five racing at a mile or longer at Aqueduct. His outside post is a plus, this 3-year-old has positive 'off' track experience, and must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #3 (Spring On Curlin) (20-1) - Long shot has never lived up to his breeding but is capable of getting a minor award at a huge price with one of his better efforts.