Top pick: #7 (MAKER'S MIKA) (8-1) - One of four fillies making their debuts, she had a very sharp half-mile gate breeze here on May 10. In an excellent first out barn (Cathal Lynch 31%), and the combination of Lynch/Pennington has won at a 35% clip over the past 17 months.
2nd pick: #3 (Clock Stopper) (5-2) - Belmont invader is another that's racing for the first time. Daughter of "Midnight Lute" is in the fine barn of Chad Brown (20% with debuters), and home-bred has been in steady training since early March.
3rd pick: #6 (Image) (10-1) - She was eliminated at the start when debuting here on May 17 and has since come back with a near bullet half-mile breeze May 27. Nicely-bred filly took some betting action that day and no doubt has more ability to show.
4th pick: #1a (Sassy Spinster) (8-1) - Daughter of "Hard Spun" showed some early speed in the same last race as "Image," and is making back-to-back starts for the first time. Can grab a share with some improvement.