Top pick: #5 (K COURT) - This marks the first 2-year-old race of the season in California. This colt by "Doneraille Court" is working fast, and that includes a near bullet 3 furlong gate breeze here on April 6th. Trainer Janet Armstrong has had a strong meet and apprentice jockey Flores has won with 5-of-8 mounts when riding for her this winter/spring.
2nd pick: #9 (Confederate Recon) - Colt has a pair of back-to-back solid works here in the past two weeks, including a bullet from the gate four days ago. Barn (Eric Guillot) is better than it's record and this home-bred looks set for his debut.
3rd pick: #2 (Bertrandos Express) - One of a pair entered bt trainer Felix Gonzalez and they'll race uncoupled. Gelding has exchanged decisions with his barn-mate when working together, but has the best recent one, a near bullet 3-furlong gate drill April 8th.