Top pick: #4 (JOKER FACE) - Lightly raced 3-year-old gelding has been freshened-up since an even effort facing special weights going two turns on the turf course here May 14th. Working fine for his return, trainer Pete Eurton will drop him into a claimer for the first time, shorten him up in distance, and run him on a synthetic surface tonight. Trainer names his "go to" rider Raf Bejarano and he's won with five of last 11 mounts for the barn. Should win this on the class drop.
2nd pick: #6 (Wheels of Justice) - Longshot made up good ground last out after racing wide from a tough post and has come back with a pair of nice works for the small barn of Jim Kasparoff. Stretchs out a bit in distance and can be a factor at a big price.
3rd pick: #5 (Unusual Jazz) - Well bet in his debut, this 4-year-old rallied from far back to finish second and should appreciate the extra furlong that he travels today. Home-bred by "Unusual Heat" is a win candidate with a bit of improvement.