Top pick: #8 (MEADOW ROAD) - Lightly raced and speedy, this son of "Dixie Union" was a Triple Crown nominee and has been competitive in his four starts facing special weight competition. Trainer Rich Mandella drops him into a claimer for the first time and that's a 33% winning move by the barn. Graduation day.
2nd pick: #6 (Screaming Destiny) - Major player in here takes that same drop as "Meadow" and he comes off a solid race on this surface facing tougher. $450K son of "Street Cry" is working fast and looks like the main danger. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (Private Bounty) - Another taking the same drop as the top pair, but unlike them he hasn't raced in seven months. Working both steadily and fast, his trainer (veteran Ron Ellis) wins at a 26% rate off of long breaks.