Top pick: #2 (PATRIOTIC DREAM) (9-2) - He hasn't won since 2012, but has been sharp in three straight, including a third place finish here at this level May 17. One run type can take this with a slight move forward.
2nd pick: #5 (Kenseth) (4-1) - Gelding finished second here at this tag & trip May 17 in his second back from a long layoff (9 1/2 months). Capable with his best, and is a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Mai Tai Mama) (8-1) - Veteran mare takes on males, is racing second off an eight month layoff, and stretching out in distance. Has the rail and think she can factor at long odds.
4th pick: #8 (Top Dog) (5-1) - He exits the same last race as "Kenseth," and 5yo was only two lengths off of him on the wire. That was his second off a 10-month layoff and his first ever on a synthetic surface.