Top pick: #4 (HIT A HOMERUN) (5-2) - Colt set a quick & pressured pace while holding gamely to finish a close up third debuting here for a $30K tag March 28th. Trainer Steve Miyadi has given him five weeks to recover, drops him down, and has worked him three times since. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #9 (Curlin Iron) (6-1) - Price play hasn't seen action since late Nov. at Del Mar. He's taken money in three of his four starts and has raced evenly in each. Working steadily for his return and trainer Bill Spawr wins at a solid 20% rate off of long layoffs.
3rd pick: #2 (Secure Dividend) (3-1) - Gelding ran evenly here at this tag on April 9th. It was his first since July 19th, first in a claimer, and he was only two lengths off 'Preordained' who was an easy maiden winner here last weekend.
4th pick: #7 (The Gold Monkey) (7-2) - Un-raced since late June, 4-year-old has some fine works showing for his return. The figure earned last out makes him a big threat if it's repeatable off the 10-month absence.