Top pick: #1 (AVENGE) (2-1) - $650K daughter of 'War Front' has won two in a row here at this tricky 6.5-furlong 'down the hill' distance. She broke her maiden in wire-to-wire style March 15th, then rallied from close range to score right back April 9th. In shape and she meets a rather weak field in her stakes debut.
2nd pick: #5 (She's a Big Winner) (8-5) - One of two stakes winners entered, she won the $79k Sweet Life Stakes here at this distance Feb 14. Grey daughter of 'Bellamy Road' came back with a pacesetting third place finish going a mile in the $91k China Doll on March 7th. Freshened up for almost two months, she's working very fast and is an obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #6 (Suva Harbor) (4-1) - The other stakes winner in this small group, she took a $50K contest going a mile on the Sunland Park dirt Feb. 22. She won her only previous turf race at Del Mar in early Nov going a mile to get her maiden win. Must be left in the mix.