Top pick: #3 (THUNDERING GALE) (8-5) - Filly has been freshened up since finishing second at Gulfstream Park at this distance March 19th. The leading trainer at this meet (Chad Brown) drops her down a bit in class and has her working steadily for her return. She has a fine local record 3-2-1-0 and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Little Ariel) (2-1) - Speedy sort moves way up in class in her first start off a Joe Sharp claim (a 34% winning angle). She's won two in a row, one each on turf and dirt, and her early speed in this small field makes her dangerous.