Top pick: #5 (MARILYN MONROAN) (4-1) - Grey filly by "Tapit" ships in from Keeneland where she raced very wide in a grass race at this level on April 13th. In the high-percentage barn of Mike Maker, she was much sharper in her first two starts on a similar surface at Turfway Park and can take this from on, or just off the lead.
2nd pick: #3 (Raising Dakota) (2-1) - Claimed at Gulfstream Park on April 3rd for $50K Tevis McCauley, she finished second here at this level on May 20th. That was a career best and it came off the barn change, a seven week freshening, and was her first on a synthetic surface. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Award) (5-2) - Lightly raced, she ships from Tampa Bay where she rallied from far back to finish fourth in a one mile turf contest on April 26th. Positive effort came off almost a 100 day break and she's worked nicely on this surface since arriving.