Top pick: #2 (LUVIN BULLIES) (3-1) - Grey filly is one of two entered by trainer Mac Robertson and the pair race uncoupled. Un-raced since April 4th, she's dropping in class and racing on the grass for the first time. Bred for the surface, she's been showing high early speed on the dirt.
2nd pick: #6 (Royal Stage) (5-2) - Another with early speed, she's finished second in two of four grass sprints. Freshened up since early March, she's training steadily and jockey Trevor McCarthy comes down from Monmouth for the ride.
3rd pick: #3 (Fantastic Frolic) (5-1) - The second of the Robertson pair, she raced evenly in all three starts facing tougher on the Oaklawn dirt earlier this year. $100K purchase is dropping into a claimer and racing on the turf, both for the first time.
4th pick: #11 (Wycombe Alley) (8-1) - New York bred had all sorts of traffic issues when debuting at Belmont going 7-furlongs on the turf May 3rd. Daughter of 'Northern Afleet' runs off private trainer change to Mike Gorham and he'll drop her in class while shortening her up in distance.
5th pick: #8 (Miss Modela) (12-1) - This is start #21 in her attempt to get her maiden win. She's gone 7-0-2-2 in grass sprints and one-run type is racing third off a five month layoff. May grab a share at a big price with a late rally.