Top pick: #3 (ADMIRED) (2-1) - Lightly-raced, well-bred, and competitive (10-4-2-0), she ships in from Mountaineer in shape, having gone (3-2-1-0) there since March 19th. Speed/stalker stretches out to a mile for the first time and is the controlling speed. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Jardenia) (6-5) - The probable favorite, Oaklawn invader won two in a row there late in the meet and is nicely spotted this afternoon for her first start off a two month freshening. In a winning barn (Brad Cox) and mare is (2-1-1-0) on this surface. Strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Lady of Rivendell) (10-1) - Longshot ran evenly while never threatening at Keeneland facing a bit tougher going 6 furlongs on April 12th. Race was her first since Jan. 25 and she may have needed that one. Barn stretches her out, drops her down, and switches this mare from "poly" to dirt.