Top pick: #4 (NIKKI B. BAD) (8-5) - Grey filly races first off a claim by the high percentage barn of Jamie Ness (38% first off the claim) and this 3yo showed good early speed before tiring badly the day she was taken. Working well for her first since Feb 23rd and the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Brassy Kaz) (4-1) - Well-backed in her debut at Charles Town on April 2nd, she set a pressured pace, drew clears turning for home, and was passed late to finish 1 1/2 lengths back of the winner. She held down the place spot over a filly who scored in her follow up start and her trainer (Dimitrios Synnefias) has won with 5 of 10 maidens making their 2nd start.
3rd pick: #5 (Ginger My Love) (8-1) - One of 4 fillies making their debuts in this contest, daughter of "Mutakddim" has a fine half-mile gate breeze on April 19th and trainedr Mark Salvaggio has his "go to" rider Clinton Potts aboard.
4th pick: #2 (Market Hall) (6-1) - Another of the debuting quartet, she's bred/owned/and trained by Mark Shuman and has been in strady training at the Fair Hill center in western Maryland.