Top pick: #4 (PURE STORM) - Filly runs third back off a seven week break and trainer Mike Pender will drop her down in price and switch her from the turf to real dirt. The last time this filly raced this low she was an easy winner March 22nd at Santa Anita running on a conventional surface. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Gold Coast Striker) - Mare showed nothing last out facing males in a stakes race, but in her previous start was an easy winner at Santa Rosa facing her own sex running for a $4000 tag. She has more speed than most and that should have her involved from the start.
3rd pick: #6 (Musical Grace) - Mare is the main speed, but will have to hustle hard from the gate to clear going into the first turn. 5-year-old had a sharp half-mile work at Del Mar before shipping north, but has proven no match for "Prize" the two times they've met.