Top pick: #8 (Bracigliano) (3-1) - Colt has a new trainer (Mike Maker 22% with new arrivals), and he drops this son of "Tale of the Cat" way down in class. 3yo ran an even fourth here for a $75K tag on Feb. 1st, and can take this on the drop.
2nd pick: #1 (Valid Concept) (5-2) - He's gone 9-0-1-5 on the grass, and is 5-0-1-3 since late Dec. The tag & trip are fine, he draws the rail, and runs with blinkers on. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Skestos) (12-1) - Colt pressed and weakened while almost nine back of "Concept" on March 2. It was his first since debuting at Indiana Downs in mid-Sept., and a good barn (Kellyn Gorder) has him making back-to-back starts for the first time.
4th pick: #7 (Wallyana) (8-1) - Bred for the turf ("Langfuhr"), he finished fifth of 10, beaten two lengths, debuting in a dirt sprint at Churchill in late Nov. On the shelf since, the move to the grass can make him a threat.
5th pick: #10 (Pared) (5-1) - He finished second at this tag Jan. 24th, but showed nothing last out when he broke from an impossible post (14th of 14), racing for a $75K tag. Drops back down, and is a threat with his best.