Top pick: #2 (SHAPELY) (9-5) - The "morning line" favorite, filly has been sharp in both starts and finished a "game" third of seven, beaten a length racing here at this level going 8.5-furlongs on May 1. $200K daughter of "Empire Maker" set a pressured pace, held strongly, and has worked nicely since. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Denotation) (6-1) - Price play set a quick & pressured pace and tired down the stretch when debuting here in a sprint at this condition on April 20. She took some tote action that day and has been working fast since. Grey filly has the rail, and the newly arrived Elvis Trujillo has the ride.
3rd pick: #4 (Iconic Spirit) (8-1) - The field's most experienced maiden, she tends to race evenly, but has faced some tough fields along the way. Working well, blinkers go on, and her best races have come on this dirt (5-0-3-1).
4th pick: #5 (Grazenette) (5-2) - Cal-bred finished second against fellow state-breds on May 9 in her first since early October. Solid effort earned her a nice "fig" as she moves up to face "open" company this afternoon.