(# 2) Skip The Crowd - Gary Capuano claimed runner two back for $7500 and moved runner up to $15,000 for first try for his stable. Caught a sloppy track in that one mile affair and ran about five lengths off the entire race. Trainer gives him an opportunity to go long today and his breeding and style should aid him in here. His form suggests that he is beginning to get the hang of the racing game after showing nothing early on in his career. Faces many in here who tend to lose a lot of ground in their races.

(# 3) Cobble Creek - Long winded gelding by Storm Creek broke maiden here at Laurel impressively two back before trying today's distance around three turns at Charles Town. Back to home base for this and think he'll run well.

(# 4) Del Pilot - Op's Smile gelding is searching for proper claiming level after breaking maiden at Delaware Park in November. Cuts claiming value in half for this and that will help him be more competitive. Horses form improved quite a bit when sent long last year.

(#'s 8 & 10) Brother Giant and Jockey & Me - For small exacta bottoms.

The Plays: Wager $2.00 trifecta "key": 2 over 3-4-8-10 = $24.00.
$1.00 trifecta part wheel: 2 over 3-4-8-10 over ALL = $32.00.
Total wager = $56.00.