Top pick: #8 (FAMILIAR SHINE) - Races for the first time today on conventional dirt after having run eight times on synthetics and once on the turf. Has good early speed and this field is "ripe for the picking" on the front end. The top pick.
2nd pick: #3 (I've Got Steam) - Probable favorite has finished second in his last pair, both at this level and distance. Speed/stalker is an obvious contender this afternoon.
3rd pick: #11 (Mistern Mooney ) - First-time tarter is in a good barn (Tim Gleason), is working nicely, and meets a weak overall field. Need not me much to factor.