Top pick: #4 (BOLD GABBY) (3-1) - Long time maiden ships back from Pimlico where she tired in a pair of grass races facing tougher. Her local dirt record stands at 12-0-2-3 and trainer Roy Houghton will drop her into a career soft spot.
2nd pick: #5 (Risque's Venom) (5-2) - Filly has spent her entire 18-race career racing here on the dirt. Stalker has finished second in three straight at this level and is an obvious threat.
3rd pick: #1 (Feisty) (4-1) - Lightly-raced, she enters off a career best on May 3rd. Racing with both Lasix and blinkers added, she rallied to finish second of nine, beaten 3-lengths at this distance for a $10K tag. Winning barn (Keith Nations) has her headed in the right direction and he moves her up a bit in class.
4th pick: #7 (Fiery Gizzard) (9-2) - She's been competitive in five straight starts and last out finished third, almost 2-lengths back of 'Risque.' Daughter of 'Thunder Gulch' would love a fast and/or contested pace to develop to make her stretch run effective.