Top pick: #6 (HAT TURN SIDEWAYS) - Speedy gelding has run well in all 5 of his starts facing tougher and is dropped into a claimer for only the 2nd time. Barn wants to get a win out of him and this is the last race on the last day. He faces a weak field and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #7 (Cal's Image) - Debuting gelding is in an excellent barn (Ben Root) and one that wins at a solid 28% rate with first-time-starters. The balance of the field is weak and he looks next best.
3rd pick: #5 (Vvr West Cascadian) - He showed some speed in his debut and finished 4th, but regressed last out on a "sloppy" surface that he might not have liked.