Top pick: #5 (PROM KING) (3-1) - Lightly racedd Golden Gate Fields invader has a new trainer (Angel Silva) and he'll sttetch him out in distance and gelding will be racing on conventional dirt for the first time. Stalker meets a weak dfield and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Collective Concept) (9-2) - One of two entered by trainer Dan McFarland and the pair race uncoupled. One run type is racing back into shape off a 9 month layoff and last out he showed some late interest when running a distant 3rd here at this tag & distance.
3rd pick: #3 (Modern Gentleman) (7-2) - This is his 45 start (44-0-6-6) to date, but many have come facing tougher and last out he rallied to finish 2nd, and was 3/4's of a length ahead of "Concept". Gelding should be competitive again today.
4th pick: #7 (Street Rod) (4-1) - He has more early speed than most and has finished 2nd in two of his previous starts here at this level. Cal-bred must be left in the mix.