Top pick: #1 (MCKENZIES WAY) (8-1) - Longshot ships back from Penn National where he was a winner at this trip over weaker on March 12th. It was his second start since coming from Santa Anita earlier this year. One-run type has the rail and has a solid shot at a square price.
2nd pick: #2 (Carolinian) (6-1) - Speedy gelding was claimed Jan. 17 by Rudy Rodriguez for $20K. On the sidelines since, he's working steady locally and New York bred was a wire-to-wire winner over weaker the day he was claimed.
3rd pick: #10 (Sir Bond) (3-1) - Speed/stalker tired while pressing the pace while between horses here on March 1st. That broke a three-race winning streak, with two of those coming on this inner surface. A major threat today with his "A" game.
4th pick: #6 (Ground Force) (12-1) - Veteran sprinter is racing first off a Jayson Servis claim(a 35% winning angle). He finished second the day he changed barns and is racing third back off a 3 1/2 month vacation. Stretch threat.
5th pick: #7 (Risk Management) (15-1) - Not a strong win candidate, he's finished second in both start since coming off a long layoff on Feb. 6. Can get a minor award at a big price with a bit of improvement.