Top pick: #3 (BLUE CHEROKEE) (6-1) - Speedy colt has tired in all four starts, but they came facing tougher. Trainer Doug O'Neill drops him down an bit annd 3-year-old faces a field very light on experience. Price play.
2nd pick: #6 (Eddie Better) (4-1) - Un-raced since finishing third here for a $40k tag almost a year ago, gelding by "Eddington" is training nicely for his return and his trainer (Brian Koriner) is having a fine meet. Dangerous if ready.
3rd pick: #4 (Money Machine) (7-2) - One of four making their debuts, gelding has been in steady training on this surface since early April and is in an excellent first out barn (Pete Miller 28%). Rare Pa.-bred around here can factor with Talamo aboard.
4th pick: #1 (Strickly Class) (3-1) - Another of the quartet racing for the first time, colt has a dozen local published drills dating back to March 22nd and trainer John Sadler wins at a 19% clip first out. In fact he took yesterday's finale with a debuting filly.