Keeneland • Race 8 • Allowance Optional Claiming NW2 • 3YO • 4:44 EST Strong field here. Notable 3-year-olds entered include 8 Ethereal Road and 12 Creative Minister, as well as also eligible 15 Pioneer of Medina. Creative Minister makes sense coming into this spot off three solid efforts hitting the board. I like Ethereal Road at the morning line of 8-1 or higher. Pioneer Medina should be a factor if he draws in. My top pick here, though, is 1 Saint Tapit for trainer Todd Pletcher. Toss his last start and he’s 2-for-2 lifetime, both of which jockey Luis Saez was the rider. I think we’ll get every bit of the 4-1 morning line and then some.
Picks: 1-8-12-7
Best of luck!