Top pick: #9 (WINK ANDA BLESSING) - Colt tired in his debut at Hawthorne in a race that has produced several next-out winners. Runs for the Frank Calabrese/Rick Slomkowski combo and they had a solid meet here last season. Goes much better today.
2nd pick: #3 (Atsatsuki) - Returns from a 4 month layoff and with a new trainer (Kate O'Connell). He finished 2nd at Arlington in his last before the layoff. Training well locally and if ready he's a win threat.
3rd pick: #2 (Mid Court) - Broke poorly and raced wide in his debut at Keeneland against 40K foes. Drops and will get blinkers on from veteran trainer Forest Kaelin.