Top pick: #5 (SIR ED) - Like most debuting runners from the Baffert barn (29% first out) this gelding by "Lion Heart" is working fast and all of his drills are on this surface. His main rider (Marty Garcia) is aloft, this field is pretty weak on paper, and this Zayat Stable 3yo is the choice for the win.
2nd pick: #6 (Party Ruler) - Colt showed good speed last August on a similar surface at Del mar and he's working fast for his first race since then. Trainer Barry Abrams drops him into a claimer and this son of "Unusyal Heat' is a win threat.
3rd pick: #7 (Bay Rush) - Gelding rallied into a fast pace at this tag last out to finish 2nd and that was his best to date and came in first time blinkers. Strong finisher is a win candidate from off the pace.