Top pick: #5 (FIRE BREAK) - Golde Gate shipper has the best early speed and races fresh off a Dean Peterson claim (27%). Veteran ships in great form, the tag and distance are fine, and he's two for five on this surface. His early speed gives him the edge.
2nd pick: #4 (Achak) - Trainer Mike Mitchell moves this gelding from turf to "poly" and will stretch him out in distance. Consistent sort won going "down the hill" last out at this price at Santa Anita and he's 3 for 7 on synthetic surfaces. Win candidate.