Top pick: #2 (REAL BLESSING) (9-2) - Colt raced wide and evenly last out at this level going 7 furlongs in his first off a Marc Zulueta claom. He has the rail, stretches back out, and can take this at a square price.
2nd pick: #7 (Lyrical Lad) (3-1) - He goes first off a "Lupe" Guerrero claim (30%) and this lightly raced gelding will stretch out with blinkers off.
3rd pick: #6 (Billy Shirts) (15-1) - Longshot is stretched out for the first time and can factor at a big price in a bad race.
4th pick: #1a (Risky River) (9-5) - The probable favorite, he has excellent early speed and has finished 2nd in 3 of his last 4 starts. Obvious win candidate.