Top pick: #6 (SPANCILL HILL) - Filly finished a fast closing second in her debut and has been given a short freshening by her trainer (Richard Dutrow Jr.). She broke slowly that day and raced a bit "greenly." The extra 1/2 furlong today works in her favor. The pick.
2nd pick: #4 (Eager Emma) - Ran well in a a pair of starts last year and her seasonal debut on April 8 saw her finish a solid second. Effort was a strong one off a seven-month break as she chased a wire-to-wire winner all the way. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #8 (By The Sky) - Returns today off a seven-month layoff for a "hot" trainer (Barclay Tagg). Filly ran competitively in all three of her starts last year and Tagg is known for doing good work off of long vacations.