Top pick: #7 (A F HENNESSEY) (8-5) - Gelding went (6-0-3-2) last year and did so at Calder facing tougher. 5-year-old makes his first start since Sept. 22 and will do so off a private sale and for a new trainer (John Parisella). Working well at Belmont, he drops to a new low and has off track experience.
2nd pick: #6 (Awesome Bid) (6-1) - 4-year-old rallied to finish second at this tag and trip on the "inner" surface here on Mmarch 20th. That was his first on an "off" track and trainer Joe Lostritto has worked him twice since. Stretch threat.
3rd pick: #1 (Entry of 1-Thank's For the Son and 1-a-Huge Asset) (5-2) - "Son" is part of a Dom Galluscio trained entry and only one will go as he has jockey Cornelio Velasquez listed on both halves. Gelding takes a big drop in his first start since late Sept. and has a fine half-mile work at Belmont on March 30th. "Asset" comes off the same long layoff and he ran evenly in his first pair facing secial weights at that time. Working fast and dangerous if he runs.