Top pick: #5 (BLAME IT ON TEXAS) (9-2) - Grey gelding ships up from Sam Houston Downs where he raced evenly in a pair of grass races facing tougher. Three-year-old by 'Blame' has a new trainer (Scott Gelner) and he drops him in class for his local debut. Gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #4 (Sand Pit Road) (4-1) - Fair Grounds shipper was competitive in both grass starts after coming off a 3 1/2 month layoff in late Feb. Home bred by 'Bluegrass Cat' has early speed and is a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Saint Dominic) (6-1) - Colt moves back to the grass after an even effort at this level going a mile on the Fair Grounds dirt March 14. Four-year-old has been competitive in all three previous turf appearances and finished second in a pair of those. Obvious contender, is in the three-horse win mix..
4th pick: #7 (Runnin Sky) (12-1) - He ships in from Delta Downs where he ran evenly facing tougher on the dirt March 14th. Bred for the grass, he may get a share of this at a big price.