Top pick: #7 (BET ON VICTOR) - "Victor" comes off a career best "figure" when he defeated slightly weaker at Santa Anita April 21st. Effort came off a 9 1/2 month layoff and he's come back with a pair of fine works since. He's been lightly raced right along and hasn't beaten better on this surface in the past.
2nd pick: #1 (Hoorayforhollywood) - Dangerous runner from the Baffert barn is very fast from the gate and his best ever came on this surface almost a year ago. Has the rail, is working fine, and he's making back to back starts for the first time since late in 2011. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #2 (Korban) - He's returning from a late August layoff, but gelding is training forwardly for trainer Marty Jones, who wins at a 19% rate off of long absences. 6-year-old likes this surface and this is his favorite distance (6-1-2-2). Factors if 100% off the layoff.