Top pick: #7 (BASKETS) (5-1) - Price play showed good early speed after a poor start when debuting at Aqu. in a dirt sprint against tougher on April 26. Bred for the turf, trainer Rudy Rodriguez drops him in class and has worked him three times since his first race.
2nd pick: #10 (Giant Jo) (2-1) - The "morning line" favorite, gelding was competitive in both grass starts late in 2013, and he showed good early speed in each. Working well for his first since late Dec., he drops in class, and is a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #2 (The Mooche) (5-2) - Home-bred hasn't seen action since a pair of starts last August at Saratoga. He was competitive in his second of those and will be dropping into a claimer for the first time.
4th pick: #9 (Electric Currency) (8-1) - He raced poorly here facing tougher on May 21 in his first off a Linda Rice claim and a subsequent six-month layoff. No speed type drops, is brought back quickly, and can factor at a square price.