Top pick: #3 (DARK INVADER) - Much-improved effort last out saw him set a solid pace at this price going 7 furlongs and tired a bit in the last 1/8th to finish second, a length back of the winner but 6 lengths clear of the show runner. Race was his first off a 7 week break and the leading trainer here (Juan Guerrero) brings him back in three weeks and shortens him up a furlong. The top selection.
2nd pick: #4 (Impossibleposible) - West Coast invader ran well in his debut at Golden Gate Fields a month ago as he finished fifth of 10, beaten 7 1/2 lengths in a race where the winner was almost 5 clear. This gelding had an outside post, broke slowly, and raced wide. Can factor today.
3rd pick: #6 (Palace Causeway) - He improved his overall performance last out in his third start off a two month break and he has some speed, and shortens-up in distance. Gelding has a fine half-mile breeze five days ago and can contend in the exotics.