Top pick: #3 (OLD TIME HOCKEY) - Gelding by "Smarty Jones" just missed here in an allowance-optional $80K claimer May 6th.Beaten a neck that afternoon, he's come back with a bullet half-mile drill here on the 8th and gets a slight edge in a contentious small field.
2nd pick: #4 (Shaun Washington) - Colt was two lengths back of "Hockey" last out and had a bit of a tough trip as he was between horses while trying to rally during the stretch run.That was his first outing since coming from the east coast and first for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
3rd pick: #2 (Vibrato Jazz) - Grey colt just missed becoming a stakes winner when he rallied to finish 2nd inthe $76K La Puente stakes at Santa anita April 20th. Strong finisher would benefit the most if the pace was fast/and or contested.