Top pick: #6 (LA VIDA VINO) - Filly raced close up in her debut before finishing evenly. That sprint was for $25,000 and the Todd Pletcher barn drops her down to $7500 and sends her "long" for start number two. The presence of leading rider Cohen says they mean business today.
2nd pick: #1 (Bright Eyes) - She's displayed a good finishing kick in her first pair of distance races and lightly raced daughter of "Louis Quatorze" is a win threat if the top pick is found lacking.
3rd pick: #3 (Indian River) - Improvement was evident last out in her third off a Tony Pecoraro claim. He sends her from a sprint into a two-turn race, a very strong move for the barn (22%). Has to be used in the same race exotics.