Top pick: #5 (COOK INLET) - Gelding drops into a claimer for the first time and trainer John Sadler will also stretch him out in distance and move him from the turf to the dirt. 4-year-old by "Candy Ride" has a big 5-furlong work on this surface six days ago and makes back-to-back starts for the first time since last fall. Lots of things to like.
2nd pick: #3 (Lethal Intent) - He's been racing evenly in most of his starts facing tougher on the grass and trainer Barry Abrams will drop him into a claimer and race him on the dirt, both for the first time. Working fast on the main-track and a win candidate.