Top pick: #8 (CHEROKEE WARPAINT) - He takes a huge drop in price and his connections also send him from turf to dirt and shorten him up in distance. He finished second two back on the main-track here facing tougher and he's the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Fireman Jerry) - Scratched yesterday out of a similar spot when he was on the also-eligible list and did not get in. He finished second here at this level last out when he dropped down to this tag for the first time. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Smoke n Asphalt) - Three-year-old drops off a two month layoff and trainer Danny Miller will move him from the turf to the dirt. Has some speed and draws the rail.