Top pick: #5 (PHOENIX COURT) (7-2) - Mare has raced herself into shape following a pair of layoffs and enters this off a good-looking win on April 18th racing for a 410K tag. High percentage barn (Sandee Beattie) moves her up in class this evening, but a repeat of the "figure" earned last out can take this.
2nd pick: #3 (Chicken Train) (3-1) - The main speed, daughter of the fleet "Henny Hughes" is 2 for 4 on this surface and moves up in class following a wire-to-wire score over only two rivals on April 11th. In the annually high percentage barn of Todd Beattie and a win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Deputy Gone Wild) (4-1) - Veteran mare rallied to miss by a neck in a small field(5) racing here at this level and distance April 19th. By far her best over the past 8 months and there's plenty of potential speed signed on to help her late run out.
4th pick: #2 (Burst Away) (6-1) - She defeated "Phoenix" last out in her 3rd back from a 6 1/2 month layoff in what was her first following a Les Stickler claim. She faces outside pressure this evening and needs to prove that last start was "legit".