Top pick: #4 (WITHOUT REGARD) (5-2) - Gelding raced evenly facing tougher going 7 furlongs here on the grass on May 15th in his first since late April of 2012. Nice effort off the long break and trainer Bruce Levine switches him to the dirt and drops him into a claimer for the first time. $140K yearling should beat this group if he has any talent.
2nd pick: #10 (Snacks) (5-1) - Un-raced since Dec. 5, 4-year-old by "Dixieland Band" is working fast for his return and trainer Linda Rice has her main rider (Cornelio Velasquez) aboard again for this comebacker.
3rd pick: #8 (Shock Me Kaz) (3-1) - Speedy and lightly raced, home-bred was sharp in his first pair this past March, but tired here after chasing the pace facing tougher May 24th. Race came off a two month break and he's brought back quickly and drops to a new low.
4th pick: #5 (Song of Aspen) (10-1) - His connections have tried all sorts of distances with him to no avail, so they'll drop him into a claimer and shorten him up from a mile to 6 furlongs. May grab a minor award.