Top pick: #3 (TUCKERS POINT) (5-2) - Barn (Cody Autry) has had a rough go at this meet since shipping here from Oaklawn Park in April. However, this gelding has been competitive many time in the past facing better and drops into a career soft spot for this attempt. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Smart 'n Fair) (3-1) - Speedy and lightly raced, gelding by "Smart Strike" stretches out in distance in his second off a Doug O'Neill claim. This 4-year-old races without blinkers and should be involved from start-to-finish.
3rd pick: #8 (Barton Hill) (7-2) - He showed nothing when debuting on the grass vs. special weights on June 20th. Trainer Bob Baffert (27% 2nd time out) drops him into a claimer, adds blinkers, and switches him from turf to "poly."
4th pick: #6 (One Mint Julep) (6-1) - Another that going turf to "poly" and last out he rallied to finish second at this price on the Golden Gate grass on June 15th. This will be his first ever on a synthetic surface and he could factor if he takes to it.