Top pick: #1 (COUSIN MICHAEL) (5-2) - Consistent sort comes off a career best when he rallied to finish second at this level going 7-furlongs on March 29th. It was his first off a Dave Jacobson claim and only his second since coming off a half-year's layoff on March 16th. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #7 (The Big Deluxe) (3-1) - He's won four of his last five and was a winner on this surface on Nov. 14. Speedy sort runs first off a claim, draws a nice post at this trip, is stretching out in distance. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Ultimate Empire) (6-1) - Very consistent, he's gone 12-2-5-4 when racing on the dirt and is 6-0-2-3 at this trip. Speed/stalker fits at this level, but gives away a recency edge to both "Michael" and "Deluxe." Major player if ready.
4th pick: #4 (Sinistra) (5-1) - He enters off a poor effort on March 20th and that broke a string of four straight solid outings. Stalker fits with his best, but his record on this surface is not encouraging.