Top pick: #2 (SIDE BY SIDE) (9-5) - Consistent sort takes a big drop after tiring here in the slop facing tougher on June 10. In her previous race she finished 2nd in a small stakes for Maryland-breds at Pimlico and mare can take this with a repeat of that effort.
2nd pick: #1 (Sarasota Empress) (5-2) - The main speed and this surface loving (13-5-1-4) mare is racing back into shape after returning from a 5 month layoff in late May. This field is very light on speed and that makes her a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (El Oh El A) (10-1) - Veteran mare raced wide and tired here facing tougher on a muddy surface on May 19. Race was her first off a Ron Dandy claim and he's given here 5 weeks of freshening, drops her back down to the purchase price, and she's a threat with her "A" game.