Top pick: #5 (EMPIRE HOUSE) - Race looks to be his to lose. Moves to the turf after a trio of solid races in a row at Del Mar and Santa Anita. Trainer Neil Drysdale adds blinkers for his grass debut and he'll be very tough on this largely inexperienced field.
2nd pick: #4 (Matching Wits) - Another who will make his grass debut in this contest. Son of "Full Mandate" has finished second in two of his three starts and has done so by making one run. Only poor race came when he was in a pace battle. Could complete a "chalky" exacta.