Top pick: #5 (WOWIE MAUI) - Very speedy gelding comes an impressive wire to wire win here Jan. 5 racing at this level. Effort was his best since a similar gate to wire score at Emerald Downs in late Sept. Six-year-old is lightly raced, and has come back to a sharp work on Feb. 14.
2nd pick: #2 (Beer Meister) - Has a lot of back class and he ships back from Santa Anita where he was over-matched in the (G2) Strub Stakes on Feb. 4. Lightly-raced gelding had won a $35K stake here at this distance in his previous start and is now (5-3-2-0) on this surface. Win candidate from off the pace.
3rd pick: #4 (Buyer's Remorse) - Races first off a Mike Anderson claim and he brings this runner here from Santa Anita. Gelding has some ability and the new barn will stretch him out in distance.