Top pick: #9 (DAVE'S PACEMAKER) - Colt races third off a five month layoff and has been razor sharp in his return Pair. Colt stretches-out in distance today and goes turf to poly for the barn of A.C. Avila who's having a break-out year. Speed/stalker draws a good post and has a near bullet work at Santa Anita May 24. Lots of things to like.
2nd pick: #6 (Imco Spirit) - Irish import finished a solid second at Santa Anita April 18 in a tough, optional-$40K claimer who's winner came back to take another. Working fast and trainer Mike Puype adds blinkers today. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (El Martillo) - Veteran seems better on the grass but trainer Bob Baffert decides to send him in this spot anyway. No speed type should get a solid pace to rally into.
4th pick: #8 (Brenthurst) - He just missed last out going 6 furlong here May 7 racing for $40,000 and was claimed that day by Jim Kasparoff. Stalker likes this surface (2-1-1-0) and has some very good breeding. He was only a 1/2 length back of "Pacemaker" when they met on April 9.