Top pick: #5 (CARPE DIEM) (8-5) - Promising colt looke super when winning the 'Tampa Bay Derby' in his 3-year-old debut on March 7. He went 3-2-1-0 last year and finished second despite a tough trip in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita on Nov 1. Training fast and he's the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Gorgeous Bird) (8-1) - Longshot raced evenly while wide at Gulfstream Feb 21 in the 'Fountain of Youth' stakes (G2). Impressive in an allowance win there in his previous start and he should love this 1 1/8th mile distance.
3rd pick: #1 (Ocho Ocho Ocho) (6-1) - He ran poorly in his seasonal debut at Santa Anita on March 7th. Colt was undefeated last year (3-for-3) and is working fast for this assignment. Think he'll be put into this from his inside post right at the start. Can factor with his best.
4th pick: #7 (Classy Class) (6-1) - New York shipper has finished third in a pair of stakes on Aqueduct's inner surface since coming off a 70-day layoff on Feb 7. He has some speed and can factor with his best.