Top pick: #1 (GILLIGAN) - Freshened up since an easy win at this price and distance at Santa Anita Mar. 18th, the leading trainer at this meet (Mike Mitchell) has him working well for this attempt and this once classier runner has the rail, the best early speed, and will be very tough to beat in this spot.
2nd pick: #3 (Courtside Action) - Races first off a Bill Spawr claim and a subsequent three month layoff. Working well for this attempt he looks next best, but has been handled easily by Gilligan the two times that they've met. Spawr names his go-to rider Pat Valenzuela and this 4-year-old can compete the exacta.