Top pick: #2 (CRUCERO) (5-2) - Colt has been competitive in his last three starts and last out at Del Mar he finished a close up third racing at this level and distance. Three-year-old has previously run well on real dirt and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (Scarly Charly) (4-1) - Home-bred is working very fast locally for his first start since late August at Del Mar when he ran 4th of 11 going 7 furlongs. He just missed here last Jan and is in a capable small barn (Janet Armstrong).
3rd pick: #4 (Secretsatmidnight) (6-1) - One of two entered by the Baffert barn. He's working extremely fast and is a major threat if ready.
4th pick: #9 (Just Fishin ) (6-1) - Speed/stalker runs off a pair of layoffs and goes from turf to dirt this afternoon. Capable on this surface and he's been competitive against better fields than this in the past.