Top pick: #6 (TANNER'S POPSICLE) (6-5) - The morning line favorite, gelding was an easy wire-to-wire maiden winner at the Fair Grounds March 15th. Claimed that day by Tom Amoss for $15,000, he's freshened him up for almost seven weeks and has him working both steadily and above average. Nicely spotted and Amoss wins at a 26% rate first off a claim.
2nd pick: #4 (Sports Book) (4-1) - Three-year-old cost $350K as a yearling and broke his maiden at Oaklawn for a $25K tag Jan 16. Claimed that afternoon by Jerry Caldwell, gelding by 'Medaglia d'Oro' has had excuses in his first pair for the new barn. He's a win threat with a clean break & trip.
3rd pick: #2 (Quiet Ry) (6-1) - He surprised in his maiden win April 18th at Keeneland. Gelding by 'Hard Spun' went gate-to-wire at odds of 29-1 and is brought back quickly by trainer Neil Pessin.