Top pick: #8 (MR. SERIOUS) - Stretches-out for a barn (Mike Maker) that sooner or later will begin to win races at this session. Tired after breaking slowly last out in a $25K sprint, he'll try a distance for the first time in his career. Drops, and is the choice based on the trainer's stretch-out stat ( winning at a 31% rate).
2nd pick: #6 (Duke of de Buqe) - Wide all the way around the track last out in his second back from a long layoff (seven months). He's a better animal than he's been showing and will take a logical drop in price today. It's nice to see Dominguez keep the faith.
3rd pick: #1 (Social Conquest) - Draws the rail and has some positional speed to employ. Goes second off a three-month break and second off a John Parisella claim. Middle-moved and tired last out and should be tighter today.