Top pick: #5 (WELKEN) - Runs first off a Jerry Hollendorfer claim (a 28% winning angle). As consistent as they come, she's been 1st or second in seven of her eight grass races including a pair of 2nd place finishes on this surface. Very tough to beat in this spot.
2nd pick: #4 (Raiding Party) - Another in a long line stretching back many years that trainer Mike Mitchell has improved off a claim. Speed/stalker is (5-2-3-0) since the master claiming trainer got his hands on her and those three very close losses don't add up to a 1/2 a length. Very worthy opponent.