Top pick: #3 (ADIRONDACK EXPRESS) (9-5) - Lightly raced 5-year-old was claimed two back by Dave Jacobson for $25K and he rallied to finish second at that price on March 17 in his first off the claim and first in six weeks. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Secret Shifters) (2-1) - He ships back from Philly Park where he finished a non-threatening fourth after a slow start on March 5th. He's been competitive in his last four starts and is a win candidate this afternoon.
3rd pick: #1a (Awesome Weekend) (4-1) - Lightly-raced 3-year-old is part of a Gary Contessa trained entry and he has separate riders listed on both halves. Gelding us working sharply for his first race since Feb. 1 and is droppwed into a claimer for the first time.