Top pick: #1 (SCHEFFLERA) - Filly has recovered her form after a pair of sub-par races and a switch to the barn of Tammy Domenosky. Has the rail and the best early speed. She can cause a mild "upset" in this spot.
2nd pick: #2 (Salty Rachel) - Hard-hitting mare moves from a win in an Illinois-bred allowance to an open-ended allowance-optional claimer. She exits one of the best races of her career and is a strong win threat.
3rd pick: #6 (Runningatem) - Lightly raced 5yr.old mare is working "bullets" for a top outfit (Chris Block) as she makes her first start in a year. Stalker races "tagged" for the first time and is a win candidate if she brings her best off the long layoff.