Top pick: #3 (SECRET GETAWAY) - He finished a solid second last out to today's rival "Good and Lucky" and race was his first in a half-year. He's worked three times since and looks all set for his best. He finished second in this race last year. Can turn the tables on his arch rival today.
2nd pick: #7 (Good and Lucky) - Hard-hitting, surface-loving (10-6-2-0) veteran won this race last year and comes into this off a come-from-behind win on Dec. 20 in a stakes on this footing. Working well since, he'll need to be very sharp again today to defeat the top pick. The major danger
3rd pick: #2 (Freisan Fire) - Colt was favored in last year's "Kentucky Derby" (G1) off of a series of three impressive wins in stakes races on this surface. Injured in the Derby, he's trying to recover his old form. Working nicely and he gets blinkers added for this.