Top pick: #6 (SOUL OPPOSITION) (6-1) - Price play just missed racing at this distance on the inner-surface on Feb. 18. Trainer Bruce Levine has had her on the sidelines since and he moves this improving daughter of "Thunder Gulch" to the grass for the first time.
2nd pick: #5 (Funny Money) (2-1) - The probable favorite, she's run well in three starts on the dirt and trainer Chad Brown will move her to the infield for the first time. Grey filly is in the mix.
3rd pick: #1 (Talmadge Hill) (7-2) - Speedy sort was claimed in early Feb. by Bruce Brown for $16K and he's had her freshening up since. She's run well in both grass appearances and draws the rail.
4th pick: #2 (Transplendid) (3-1) - Rumor was that this filly was a runner when she first came to the races and she showed enough ability in a pair last fall that make her a threat if ready off a 4 1/2 month layoff.
5th pick: #11 (A Pretty Dixie) (8-1) - Home-bred has experience on this "tricky" course when she finished 4th of 12, beaten 4 lengths at this level annd distance Nov. 24. Speed/stalker can factor at a square price.