Top pick: #3 (PERIMELE) (4-1) - Claimed out of a winning race at Aqueduct on Jan 31st by Ramon Preciado for $16K, she raced evenly here in a starter-allowance on Feb 17th in her first for the new barn. Trainer drops her back down to the purchase price and brings her back in three weeks for this attempt.
2nd pick: #2 (Martini) (7-2) - Speed/stalker exits the same Feb 17 race as "Perimele" and she ran evenly while only a neck back of that rival. She's since come back with a sharp work at Fair Hill and it's nice to see jeremy Rose back aboard.
3rd pick: #7 (Trinidad Lady) (3-1) - She races first off a Scott Lake claim and he's been doing very well here the past month. One run type races 3rd back off a 5 month break and would benefit the most by a fast/and or contested pace.
4th pick: #4 (Chicken Train) (2-1) - Lightly raced and speedy Penn National shipper drops to a new loaw after tiring there on Jan 11th facing tougher. The high percentage Todd Beattie has Stu Elliott aboard, and when teamed up over the past 14 months they win at a 37% rate.