Top pick: #6 (NEEDTOGETPAID) - Consistent 5-year-old by "Victory Gallop" races third off a three month break and trainer Ned Allard will drop him into a career soft spot. He's run evenly in his return pair facing tougher and will also be cutting-back in distance this afternoon. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Running Runer Run) - He's never finished worse than fourth in his career, is lightly raced, improving and his stalking style fits the race. Comes here from Laurel off a win at this price, but he broke his maiden here last Oct. Win candidate.