Top pick: #4 (SANAGAS) - Clearly the class of the field, he went (5-4-1-0) in his native Germany before to North America and won three stakes in 2011, including the Hollywood Turf Cup (G1)last November. Training fast for his first start in almost three months and he'll win this if ready.
2nd pick: #6 (The Usual Q T) - Price play pressed the pace and weakend during the stretch run to finish third here on Jan. 16 in the (G2) San Gabriel Stakes. Race was his first since late May and he should be sharper today in his second off the long absence. There's not a lot of other speed signed-on and that makes him very dangerous.
3rd pick: #2 (Norvsky) - He won the San Gabriel (G2) 26 days ago in his first since finishing fifth in the Hollywood Turf Cup (G1) when he was almost 6 back of "Sanagas". Stalker gives his best each time out and he's (6-3-1-1) on this course.