Top pick: #2 (RETIRED) (2-1) - Gelding really hasn't shown much, but they've all come facing tougher and he'll certainly have no trouble getting the trip. Trainer Bruce Brown drops him from $50,000 to a $20K tag and switches him from turf to dirt. Home-bred meets a weak field and can run these down late.
2nd pick: #8 (Got a Hunch) (5-2) - One of two entered by trainer Dave Cannizzo and the pair race uncoupled. Improving gelding has been sharp in his last two sprints and will be stretching out in distance for this attempt. He has early speed and should be involved every step.
3rd pick: #3 (I Wished) (5-1) - The second of the Cannizzo pair, last out he finished an even fourth and was almost four back of "Got a Hunch" that afternoon. Like his barn-mate, he'll be trying a longer distance for the first time.