Top pick: #5 (POCKET PATCH) - Runner by "Partner's Hero" has run well in his last pair at Pimlico against tougher, including a fine second-place finish there on May 16. Drops into a claimer and looks very tough to beat here with a "clean" trip.
2nd pick: #9 (Three Piece) - Freshened-up for the past 5 1/2 months by his trainer (Tony Dutrow), gelding ran o.k. in a pair of turf races here last summer and is training nicely for this come-back attempt. Likely winner if the top pick fails.
3rd pick: #4 (Dixieland Cowboy) - He's run well in all three dirt starts after coming back from a seven-week break earlier this year. His trainer is winless on the year, but this colt by "Bowman"s Band" is a contender if he can transfer his form to the infield.