Top pick: #6 (BORN TO CUS) - 5-year-old gelding comes into this off a very sharp win Jan. 5 racing for $5K and it was his best overall effort since last May. In the powerful barn of Juan Guerrero and this stalker has Carmouche back aboard and should get a solid pace to rally into. Repeat of his last can win another.
2nd pick: #2 (Lemon Spray) - Hard-hitting veteran loves this surface and comes into this relatively fresh as he was given a 2 1/2 month break mid-summer. Has good early speed, fits at this level and distance, and 8-year-old should be in this from start to finish.
3rd pick: #1 (Storm The Field) - Very consistent runner fits at the price and has done well in the past both on this surface and at this distance. Has the rail, and he's another that should be in this from the opening bell.