Top pick: #5 (EFFIE TRINKET) (6-5) - The "morning line" favorite, multiple stakes winner moves back in with fellow state-breds after going 3-0-1-2 facing G2 "open" company in her last three starts. When last in local action, filly won back-to-back stakes on this course last fall against New York breds and has won four of six on the Belmont turf. Speed/stalker is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #7 (Roses for Romney) (8-1) - Daughter of "Hard Spun" was an easy winner facing weaker on the Aqueduct lawn on April 23 in her first since early November. Home-bred was running for Chris Clement for the first time, and this speedball is dangerous with her best.
3rd pick: #2 (Mah Jong Madness) (10-1) - Veteran mare has won three of her last five starts, with each of those come-from-behind victories being on this surface. She rallied from far back to win "going away" here in her seasonal debut on May 11, and will be stretching out from six-furlongs to a mile.
4th pick: #8 (Miz Owell) (12-1) - Filly comes off a career best when she defeated weaker on April 27 racing on the Aqu. grass. She's worked well since, is from a winning barn (Mike Maker), and may grab a share at a big price.