Top pick: #6 (CITY TROOPER) - He was away several times with lengthy layoffs and has finished close-up in his last pair after returning from a 10-month break on April 7th. He's stringing starts together and trainer George Weaver will stretch him out to a mile in this spot. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Moon Raven) - Lightly-raced 4-year-old has finished second in three straight starts after coming back from a two month break in March, with the latest at this level and distance at Aqueduct. Four-year-old has a pair of works at Saratoga since and is a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Coljak) - When last seen he was winning a state-bred entry-level allowance on the inner-dirt surface at Aqueduct March 18th. Stalker has a pair of fine recent works and runs for a potent trainer/jockey tandem of Chris Englehart/Ramon Dominguez (33%).