Top pick: #4 (MY PAL CHARLIE) - He'll be cutting back in distance off a wide trip in the slop going long at the Fair Grounds on March 14. He made a strong middle-move in that contest but flattened out late while running on the worst part of the track. He has a "bullet" drill on this surface April 4, and is set up for a big effort.
2nd pick: #8 (Rebellion) - He won the 2008 renewal of this race off a layoff and trainer Graham Motion is following the same pattern for today's running. Working steadily and solidly since February, and he's a win threat this afternoon.
3rd pick: #2 (Keep Laughing) - Won at Gulfstream on Feb. 19, with a strong late rally and will be returning to Keeneland where he won the Lafayette stakes last spring at this distance. Working fast and expect him to perform well.