Top pick: #3 (ALL THE BASES) - Son of "Grand Slam" returns from a 4 1/2 month layoff for the barn of H. Allen Jerkens. Colt showed some big speed in a pair of tough maiden heats this past winter at Gulfstream and can take this lightly-seasoned field from stsrt-to-finish.
2nd pick: #2 (Charlott Humor) - Gelded son of "Distorted Humor" is working sharply for his first race since his debut outing at Saratoga last August. Trainer (Stanley Hough) is having a deceptively good session (39-6-11-8) and he names Alan Garcia, who has won with six of last 18 mounts for the veteran conditioner.