Top pick: #3 (NICANOR) - All eyes will be on this full brother to the great, but ill-fated "Barbaro" in this race. He finished a much-improved second in his latest, setting the pace and holding well for the place once he was passed for the lead. Third time is often "the charm" and he can win this wire-to-wire.
2nd pick: #5 (Glitterman's Cartel) - He moves up from a near miss in a maiden claimer on the turf to a maiden special on the dirt. Meets top man (Ken McPeek) is calling the shots, so this runner deserves a lot of respect. He's working well on the dirt for this.
3rd pick: #8 (Juliano) - Stretches-out to a mile after rallying in his debut sprinting to finish second at long odds. May do well, but the price will be much shorter today.