Top pick: #8 (SMILING TIGER) - Fast sophomore wired the field in the G1 "Bing Crosby" her August 1 and looked good doing it. Lightly raced and still improving, he holds a big recency edge on "Thorns". The top pick.
2nd pick: #6 (Crown of Thorns) - Lightly-raced colt by "Repent" hasn't raced since he missed by a "nose" in the "Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) last Nov. at Santa Anita. Has plenty of talent and is working very nicely for a top outfit(Rick Mandella). Very tough if ready with his best.
3rd pick: #10 (El Brujo) - Trainer Bob Baffert had three runners entered here and scratched the other two to let this gelding go it alone. He finished fourth in the "Crosby" after a troubled trip and is working fast since. Price play.