Top pick: #6 (LOKI'S VENGEANCE) (8-5) - Speed/stalker pressed a quick pace before tiring in the (G3) Bay Shore here on April 5. He'd gone 4-2-2-0 prior to that, and he draws a nice outside post at this trip in this small field.
2nd pick: #1 (Empire Dreams) (7-5) - The "morning line" favorite, he chased the pace and finished third facing weaker here on a "sloppy" surface going seven-furlongs March 29. It was his first since Nov. 23rd, and has worked twice since. This $100K stakes has been his target, and he's a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Bourbon Therapy) (8-1) - The field's lone three-time winner, he has a speed/stalking style and will be racing fresh off a claim. In shape, gelding has run well on this surface in the past, and can impact at a big price.