Top pick: #1 (BEARCATT) - Grey gelding likes the local surface (10-3-3-0) and runs second off a Steve Asmussen claim and for only the second time since coming back from a 5 month layoff Apr. 15th. Five-year-old raced evenly last out facing a bit tougher and is nicely spotted this afternoon at this $16K price and 7 furlong distance. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Kirkland Lake) - Speedy gelding is another who loves this surface and runs today at a new low in claiming price. Four-year-old tired slightly facing tougher May 8th, and has his price cut in half today for his second start back off a 2 month layoff. The main speed of this contest, he'll be very tough on the front-end.