Bet this race at Top pick: #5 (Hollis) (6-1) - At five furlongs, this race about speed. Hollis has won five of 10 races, including this McKay Turf Sprint Stakes one year ago. He led at every point of call and won in 0:59.61 on yielding turf. That was with a #9 post-position, besting two other co-favorites. And for 2021, he has a better position. In four races this year, Hollis has finished 1st twice and 2nd once.
2nd pick: #2 (The Connector) (8-1) - The Connector took 1st place at Keeneland last month in the Allowance for this race. That was the fifth win in eight races, along with a pair of 3rd place finishes in the Turf Dash Stakes and the Silks Run. In 15 career starts, The Connector has 11 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes (seven were 1st place). Drawing the #2 post is a nice bonus for this race.
3rd pick: #13 (Completed Pass) (7-2) - This son of Pass Rush is making Dad proud, especially on this track. At Pimlico, Completed Pass has won twice and run 2nd in three starts here. He won the five-furlong sprint in 2019 and finished 2nd in this McKay Turf Sprint last year.