Top pick: #8 (MUTTI BLUES ) - Hard-hitter loves the local surface (10-3-3-2) and comes off an easy win here in a $70K stakes for fellow Iowa-breds. In the barn of leading trainer Chris Richard and he'll be very tough to beat with a repeat of his last effort.
2nd pick: #7 (Red Pete) - Also trained by Richards and the pair will run as separate inteersts. Price play races second back off a seven week break and stalker should get a fast pace to rally into. Can factor at big odds.
3rd pick: #4 (Gatling Gun) - Turf Paradise shipper has plenty of speed, is working sharply at Canterbury, and is in a capable barn (Valorie Lund). Meets a tough group today and needs to setp it up a bit.