Top pick: #3 (POINT TAKEN) (4-1) - He had a very trouble trip last out, and that broke a string of six straight solid efforts dating back to Feb. 18. Stalker is in career best form, and has a shot at knocking off the presumed heavy favorite (#5 "Caixa Electronica").
2nd pick: #5 (Caixa Electronica) (6-5) - The probable heavy favorite, he's banked almost $1.7M over a long career (63-20-8-11), and gets some class relief after competing in stakes race the past three years. He's fine at this distance (16-4-3-1), and I could easily have made him the top pick. Obvious win candidate, and he'd be no surprise.
3rd pick: #7 (Lubango) (6-1) - Gelding likes this surface (5-2-2-1), and he also is fine at this distance (9-3-3-1). In shape speed/stalker, he draws a nice outside post to do either from. 6yo must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #4 (Metaurus) (12-1) - Not a win candidate, but he's in career best shape and could grab a small slice at a big price if the speed comes back down the stretch.