Top pick: #9 (FINAL MESA) - Talented daughter of "Sky Mesa" has won 4 of her 5 starts including a trio of stakes with her only loss coming when she was shipped west to Del Mar last August and tired after being involved in a "spirited" pace duel. She's working fast at Keeneland for her first start since winning the Old Hat S.(G3) at Gulfstream on Jan.5. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Strike the Moon) - Lightly raced, very talented, still improving, and is one of two entered who have won on this surface before. She was a winner here on April 15th in her seasonal debut and is working fast since. Win candidate, and I almost put her on top.
3rd pick: #8 (Fast Tip) - Her best race ever came when she won on real dirt at the Fair Grounds March 26th. Stalker raced close-up and tired last out going a mile on the Keeneland turf course in the G3 Appalachian S. and will be moving back to the dirt and shortening-up in distance. Win candidate.