Top pick: #8 (DAHOUD) - New Zealand-import is lightly raced, improving, has the best early speed and had extensive experience in his native country racing on courses that had heavy, good, or yielding surfaces, which should be case today. He'll be very tough in this spot.
2nd pick: #1 (Haimish Hy) - Colt by "Ecton Park" can run all day without "blowing out a match" and finished third a month ago at this 12 furlong trip in the G3 San Luis Obispo. Improving of late and Garret Gomes stays put. Stretch threat.
3rd pick: #3 (Falcon Rock) - Irish-import is another that can "run all day" and it seems with him that the "farther the better". Six-year-old has more tactical speed than most and is a factor at a nice price.