Free Laurel Park Picks & Predictions

Tik Tok Daddy sits third on the TrackWiz ratings at 82.71, and at 6/1 on the morning line there's genuine value if this horse runs to that number. Jean Gregor Briceno takes the mount for trainer Hassan Elamri, and while the 4% career win rate is modest, ratings-based form can outperform raw win percentage in fields like this.

Frappart rounds out the top three with an 81.41 rating and the most impressive career win percentage among the top-rated trio at 20%. Trainer Katharine M. Voss and jockey Angel Cruz are a familiar combination, and this horse's win record suggests consistent competitiveness — a solid inclusion in exacta and trifecta exotics.

Cat Fast is the morning-line chalk at 6/5 and rates second in this field at 77.09, giving Emanuel Rosario a horse with legitimate speed figures relative to the group. The 10% career win rate is modest, but short-priced favorites in claiming company often hit the board even when they can't win outright — Cat Fast looks like a safe place horse in the exotics.

Night Raven is worth a spot in the exotics at 8/1 morning line. The 72.64 TrackWiz rating is third-best in the field, and Angel Cruz gets the mount for trainer Ramon Davila Aguayo. If the top two hook up early and tire each other out, Night Raven's rating suggests the talent to pick up the pieces.

Quality Swag rates second in this maiden field at 54.64 and is a solid 35 points below the top selection — but in a maiden race, upsets happen, and at 5/1 morning line there's real value in landing on this Emanuel Rosario-piloted Horacio De Paz trainee for the exacta. The average speed figure of 51 is modest, but the competitive rating relative to the rest of the field makes Quality Swag a logical place target.

Good Axe slots in at third on the TrackWiz board at 51.67, trained by the well-known Jamie Ness, who is always worth noting in maiden events. The 54 average speed figure is actually the top mark in the field among the show contenders, and at 6/1 morning line, stacking this horse underneath in trifectas behind the top two is a reasonable play.