Top pick: #6 (MESA SUNRISE) - He won an allowance here last year in what was the best effort of his career. Returns today off a 9 1/2 month layoff and makes his first start off a trainer switch to Tony Dutrow ( 20% with long layoffs). Dominguez is aboard and when teamed-up with Dutrow wins at a 38% clip. The top pick.
2nd pick: #1 (Desert Key ) - Lightly raced, fast, and talented. He races 3rd back off a year's layoff and draws the rail. He should be in this from start-to-finish.
3rd pick: #8 (Booted) - He chased and tired at Churchill June 25th in a small stakes and that was his first effort on conventional dirt. Has a "bullet" since shipping and he's in one of the best mid-level barns in the country (Al Stall Jr.)