Top pick: #5 (ART CLASS) (7-5) - The probable favorite, he hasn't raced since early Sept., but was competitive lasat year in a series of four starts facing much tougher. A capable mid-Atlantic barn (Kevin Boniface) has prepared him off track and will drop him into a claimer for the first time.
2nd pick: #3 (Change At Jamaica) (8-1) - Price play stretches out in distance and moves to the grass for an underrated barn (Jena Antonucci). Colt has early speed, is bred for the grass, and can be in this from start-to-finish at long odds.
3rd pick: #8 (Komisarek) (30-1) - Longshot moves back to the grass and has some races last year on the turf that could land him a piece of this at a huge price if repeatable.
4th pick: #2 (Spirit of Peace) (5-1) - Speedy colt raced evenly on this surface in late Nov. when facing state-bred special weights and it was his only infield appearance to date. He's the speed nearest the hedge and that's a nice place to be on this "tight turned" course.