Top pick: #5 (SUMMER FRONT) (5-2) - In career best shape, he has a great record on the turf (13-8-1-3), and is two for three on this course. Strong finisher won the G2 "Fort Lauderdale" here Jan. 11th, and he has a recency edge on several contenders.
2nd pick: #6 (Amira's Prince) (5-1) - One of two entered by trainer Bill Mott, and this talented colt has won all four starts in this country since Irish-bred came here in the fall of 2012. Unraced since March 30, he won a pair of stakes on this surface when last in action. Major threat if ready.
3rd pick: #2 (Tetradrachm) (30-1) - The second of the Mott pair, he has talent, speed, and last out was less than a length back of "Summer Front." Hard-hitter must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #7 (Imagining) (6-1) - Phipp's home-bred is seven for 14 on the turf, a multiple stakes winner, and is two for four at this distance. A threat if he brings his best off a three month layoff.