Top pick: #5 (WISE DAN) (4-5) - "Dan" comes off a championship season in 2012 that saw him go (6-5-1-0) with earnings of $2.6M. He closed out his year with a good looking score on Nov. 3 in the "Breeders' Cup Turf Mile" (G1) a contest that saw "Animal Kingdom" finish second. That former "Kentucky Derby" (G1) winner came back to win the $10M "Dubai World Cup" several weeks ago. "Dan" is five-for-six at this mile trip, is working well locally, and will be very tough if he's 100%.
2nd pick: #1 (Silentio) (9-2) - Very lightly-raced 4-year-old has run well in all his starts (6-3-1-2), and last out he lost by a nose in the (G2) "Kilroe" at Santa Anita at this mile trip on March 2nd. 4-year-old was working fast before shipping east, he's the main speed, and has the inside post.
3rd pick: #4 (Data Link) (3-1) - He won the 2012 edition of this important stakes when he rallied from off the pace to prevail by a neck. Son of "War Front" was a winner of his seasonal debut in the (G3) "Canadian Turf Hdcp." at Gulfstream on Feb. 23 and has been working fast since.