Top pick: #8 (FOLSOM NATIVE) (3-1) - Lightly-raced gelding chased and held down the place spot when racing here at this tag on a sloppy track on May 10th. It was his first back off a 5-month freshening and a career best. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Roll All Knight) (7-2) - Well-bred gelding rallied to finish a close up third here for twice this price on May 16th. Drops to a new low today and is running third back from a two month vacation. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #10 (Havana Mike) (6-1) - He tired badly here going a mile at this level on April 24th. Capable small barn (Shawn David) cuts him back in distance as 3-year-old races third off a seven month break.
4th pick: #9 (Beau Gator) (15-1) - He's been away from action since late Feb. of 2013 and has a new trainer (Chuck Begnaud). The works are encouraging for his return and he may out-run anticipated long odds.
5th pick: #3 (Little Comanche) (8-1) - No-speed type raced evenly on May 10th in his first since Jan. 3. Capable of getting a piece of this at a big price, especially if the pace is fast and/or contested.