Top pick: #5 (MISS VALENTINE) (2-1) - Mare has been freshened up since winning a pair of state-bred stakes at Aqueduct late in 2012. Trainer, Chris Clement, had her training this past winter at Payson Park and she had a bullet 5-furlong local drill after shipping north. This is her favorite trip (4-for-6) and her record on this trip is (9-2-3-1). Takes this if ready.
2nd pick: #6 (Clear Pasaj) (5-1) - Price play has been a "gem of consistency" since last July (9-4-4-0), and during than span she went (3-2-1-0) on this surface. The speedy filly finished second, last out in a stakes at Aqueduct to "Sunny Desert," who would be an overwhelming favorite if entered here.
3rd pick: #4 (Fiftyfour Forever) (15-1) - Long-shot has been freshened up since a pair of sub-par efforts in Dec. Capable from on or off the pace, she's working fast and J.J. Castellano, who has won on her in the past, is aloft.
4th pick: #7 (Go Unbridled) (5-2) - "Long winded" type races second back off a 5-month layoff, and the last time she faced fellow state-breds, she won a $100K stakes at Saratoga. Maybe an over-bet a bit, and she'll need some pace help.