Top pick: #7 (SHAREHOLDER BLUES) - Gray colt didn't care for the slop last out and race is best viewed as a toss. Previous runs put him in this and he'll drop to a career soft spot today. "Giant Killer" Jerkens adds lasix, a 19% winning move by the Hall of Famer. Takes this from just off the pace.
2nd pick: #2 (Notecard) - Speedy colt ships in for a very dangerous trainer (Mike Trombetta). Improved race noted last out at Laurel in his first race on conventional dirt, and also his first with blinkers on. Win contender.
3rd pick: #6 (Cherokee Bull) - Improved run is noted last out and it came on this surface. Barn (Frank Alexander) is having a good meet (three for 10) and colt has met tougher fields than this.