Top pick: #3 (CODED MESSAGE) (2-1) - Lightly-raced filly drops a bit in class and is racing with blinkers on for the first time. Home bred raced evenly last out for a $30K tag after breaking from a tough outside post. She has more speed than most and meets a weak field. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Blind Dreams) (8-5) - The probable favorite, she's racing first off a Mike Pender claim. Filly ran evenly following a very slow start racing here for a $20K tag April 5th the afternoon she changed barns. Four-year-old had gone 3-0-1-2 up to that point and has sharp early speed to employ with an alert beginning. Strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Charlotte R) (3-1) - Very lightly-raced, she's another that a poor getaway in her latest. In a capable barn (Steve Miyadi), he drops her to a new low in her third back off almost a 10-month layoff.
4th pick: #5 (Splendid Outcast) (15-1) - Longshot is racing third off a 4 1/2 month layoff and no speed type may grab a minor award at a big price with a stretch rally.