Top pick: #3 (WINNING SAGA) (4-1) - Filly has excellent early speed and has been showing it facing much tougher "special weight" foes. Freshened up since Jan. 19, she's working fast for her return and trainer Bill Hedus will drop her into a claimer for the first time.
2nd pick: #6 (Cactus Cowgirl) (5-2) - She takes the same drop as "Winning Saga" and also has early speed. She's racing 2nd back from almost a 5 month break and had a bullet 3-furlong work just 4 days ago. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Goldinyourhands) (7-2) - One of two making their debuts and this daughter of "Stormy Atlantic" breaks from the rail. Filly had a sharp half-mile drill a month ago and is from a winning barn (Ramon Preciado).
4th pick: #2 (Valid Melody) (5-1) - Grey filly hasn't raced since Sept. 18 when she had some serious traffic issues in a two-turn grass contest at Penn National. A local 5-furlong bullet from the gate March 29th suggests she may factor off the long layoff.