Top pick: #5 (THE HUNT IS ON) - He's been at this 2l condition a very long time but comes into this off a pair of sharp efforts at Fairplex. He's finished second and third in his last pair there, both at this tag and finished second here twice last winter facing tougher. Looks set to pick-up his elusive second win.
2nd pick: #2 (Dancing Joy) - Lightly-raced gelding by "Kitten's Joy" is clearly the main speed and in this field that gives him a big strategic plus. Drops down off a 7 week freshening and the rail is his for the taking. Big win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (Trueno) - He's been racing evenly at Del mar on both turf and "poly" and moves back to his favorite surface (11-1-4-2) this afternoon. Has more speed than most, a sharp half-mile work a week ago, and he'll run well in this spot.