Top pick: #5 (SOUTHOFTHEEQUATOR) - Lightly raced gelding makes his first local start after coming here from So. California. In a good barn and 3yr.old is working sharply. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #9 (Cypress Sam) - He's been racing evenly in a series of sprints at this level and looks all set on a stretch-out to be a big win factor at a square price.
3rd pick: #8 (Mutamenja) - Albuquerque shipper is improving, has a strong late kick, and probable favorite is an obvious threat if he takes to this surface.
4th pick: #1 (Galloping Bayou) - Improving and a good barn will stretch him out in distance today in his 3rd back off a break. Price play.