Top pick: #6 (TIGGER TOWN) (3-1) - Speedy gelding is racing second off almost a 6-month layoff. He showed good early speed in that $35K stakes race before backing up to finish last of six. He's gone 3-1-2-0 racing second off of breaks in the past and trainer Greg Tracy drops him down for this attempt.
2nd pick: #1 (Najran Breeze) (6-1) - His record says it all 16-4-0-1. Capable of a very big effort when in the mood, he's been training very fast for his first since Dec 2. A stakes winner back in 2013, he runs off a trainer change to Rick Wise (31% with new arrivals). Has the rail and is a win candidate with his best.
3rd pick: #7 (Unwritten Law) (12-1) - The field's only filly or mare, speedy 5-year-old is lightly raced and training fast for her first in just under a year. State bred has a fine local record 8-2-3-0 and is a factor at a big price if she runs to her morning drills.
4th pick: #2 (At My Discretion) (5-1) - Four-year-old is racing third back from a four month break and has gone evenly in his return pair. Capable and he has a recency edge on several entered. Must be left in the mix.