Top pick: #7 (DA VINCI) - Lightly-raced colt has won two of his four starts and races first off a Steve Asmussen claim. Son of "A.P. Indy" cost a cool $600,000 as a yearling and was claimed last out when trainer Todd Pletcher dropped him down to run for $25K. Working nicely for the new barn and he's well spotted by the new connections.
2nd pick: #6 (Ventura Bar) - He broke his maiden two back fresh off a Dave Jacobson claim and then ran second last out facing slightly tougher in his first facing winners. In shape and he draws outside of the main speed.
3rd pick: #4 (Frisky Warrior) - Speed/stalker was a shapr winner last out on this surface facing stste-bred entry-level allowance foes and that effort gave him a career best "figure". Capable, and that last score means he's the only entrant who's won on this main-track.