Top pick: #9 (THIS HARD LAND) - Hard-hitter comes off a career best when he missed by a 1/2 length racing at this level and condition at Aqueduct April 5th. Effort came off a 7 week break and he's since come back with a pair of very sharp local works. One run type draws a nice utside post and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Pure Attitude) - He's had a solid career (37-7-4-3 & $220K) but all of his wins have come out of town facing "open" company racing on "poly" surfaces. That said, he rallied to finish 2nd at this trip in a starter-allowance Frb 25th and trainer Joe Orseno will move him in with fellow stste-breds today.
3rd pick: #6 (Elsaroarin) - Claimed on March 29th by trainer Karl Grusmark for 414K, gelding rallied to win at Aqueduct April 6th in his first for the new barn, and it was by far a career best. He always comse to run (25-6-6-6) and he'll stretch-out to a mile and has Dominguez get aboard.