Top pick: #2 (COYOTERO) (4-1) - Debuting grey gelding had a very sharp half-mile bullet gate breeze here on June 8th and he breaks just off the rail in this abbreviated sprint. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #9 (Tasha's Courage) (6-1) - Longshot has some speed and runs today off a private trainer switch to Jack Carava. Home-bred is working nicely and the new barn adds blinkers. Price play.
3rd pick: #8 (Philanderer) (8-1) - Another longshot, he takes a big drop in class after tiring in his well bet debut here on June 6th. Five-year-old showed good early speed that day racing for a $50K tag and has worked very fast since.
4th pick: #1 (Midnight Roar) (6-1) - Trainer Blake Heap is having a career best meet (12-6-3-0) and he has this debuting 4-year-old gelding by "Midnight Lute" working fast. He draws the rail and should be involved from start-to-finish with an alert getaway.
5th pick: #6 (Dark Timbers) (7-2) - Longtime maiden is in career best form at present having gone 3-0-2-1 here since early May. An obvious threat, but holds no real advantage at a short price.