Top pick: #1a (HIGH STANDARDS) - Veteran loves the local surface (9-4-1-2) and has been around long enough to have won here when they still ran on conventional dirt. He won here May 5 in his return to synthetics after spending the whole winter cross-town racin on the grass. Baejarano stays put and this old-timer is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Spirits of Cochise) - Also like the local footing (7-3-0-2) and also comes off a win here May 7. Has a bit mor speed than the top pick and that makes him a strong win candidate.