Bet this race at Top pick: #5 (Old Homestead) (2-1) - Unbeaten Old Homestead finally stepped up against some good competition the last time out and won the seven-furlong Lafayette by 3 lengths. The horse was overlooked by the betting public in the first stakes race at Keeneland as it had never raced beyond five furlongs, but he won convincingly. The extra workload was not a problem as Old Homestead roared in front early and never looked back. This horse has won his three career starts by a combined 21 lengths.
2nd pick: #1 (Cogburn) (5-2) - This three-year-old colt has finished second, first, and first over its last three races, all at six furlongs. Jockey Joel Rosario will have Cogburn in the running, though it came in second to 7-to-1 Whelen Springs at the six-furlong Bachelor Stakes last month. Cogburn was first out of the gate and led through the opening quarter-mile on a fast track, but he lost in the final stretch by a neck.
3rd pick: #2 (Lightening Larry) (10-1) - Lightening Larry has run in six straight races at six or seven furlongs, and he did well finishing first or second five times. This horse finished second the last time out in the seven-furlong Sophomore Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, but he trailed first-place King Cab by over four lengths. In January, Lightening Larry won the six-furlong Limehouse Stakes at Gulfstream Park, passing favorite Of a Revolution at the top of the stretch before sprinting clear.