Top pick: #5 (Alienation) - Talented filly from the Baffert barn broke her maiden here Last July in a 5-furlong grass sprint, then finished second in a pair of G2 stakes at Saratoga soon after. She ran poorly in her seasonal finale here in the G1 Oak Leaf in early Oct. and is training as fast as any horse I've ever seen for her return. Four of her last six drills are bullets and daughter of "Rock Hard Ten" meets a week field. Much the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Party With Brandow) - Freshened-up for the past two months by the Abram's barn, veteran mare is working fast on this surface for her return. Has the rail, a good closing kick, and could round out the exacta if ready.
3rd pick: #2 (Going for a Spin) - The probable second choice in the betting won a stakes for Cal-breds on this surface April 23rd, then finished an even third in an entry-level allowance facing "open" foes on May 12th. Bejarano stays put and she's a must use in the exactas.