Top pick: #3 (SPECIAL OPS) (9-5) - He enters off a career best when he finished 2nd here at this level May 23. Performance earned him the highest 'figure' any of his competition has reached and it came off a two month break. He's worked since and ran 2nd in his only other race on 'off' going.
2nd pick: #4 (Regal Soldier) (7-2) - Maryland invader has finished 2nd in two of his last three at Pimlico facing entry-level allowance foes. Stalker did so last out in his first beyond 7-furlongs and should be involved from start-to-finish. His lone win came last fall on a sloppy surface at Laurel going 6-furlongs.
3rd pick: #5 (Toohottoevenspeak) (2-1) - He looked great when breaking his maiden here going 7-furlongs for a $40K tag facing fellow New York breds May 14. It was his first back off a year's layoff and by far a career best. He has off track experience (3-0-0-2) and is in the 3-horse win mix.