Top pick: #8 (UZZIAH) - Santa Anita invader moves back to the grass after tiring there in a two turn race on the dirt April 1st. He's winless on the infield, but has been competitive in most of his starts and they've come facing tougher. 5-year-old Illinois-bred can make his local debut a winning one.
2nd pick: #4 (Southern Sculptor) - Stretch-running gelding broke his maiden here at this distance on April 2nd, then finished a distant second in his first against winners racing at this condition April 13th. Bred for the turf and he's shown noticeable improvement since trainer Jeff Metz moved him to the "weeds".
3rd pick: #7 (Enforcer) - He drops back down a bit in class after rallying to finish fifth here in a stakes race April 7th. Gelding had finished second in 3-of-6 prior starts at this level and is a stretch threat.