Top pick: #2 (AMERICAN COUNCIL) (2-1) - It's very late in this long meet and this filly's connections will drop her down in price, switch her from turf to dirt, and shorten her up in distance. She raced evenly last year in a pair of conventional dirt starts at Santa Roas and Fresno on the No. Cal. circuit and is the choice to break her maiden.
2nd pick: #4 (Hana) (5-2) - She exits the same April 26th grass race as "Council," so is also taking the same drop and surface switch. Grey filly has been racing evenly, but at this reduced level she must be left in the mix.
3rd pick: #7 (Memo's Star) (4-1) - Lightly-raced filly just missed two back going a mile for a $5K tag, then showed little when regressing last out. She draws a nice outside post at this distance and Cal-bred should be competitive once again.
4th pick: #1 (Ladyprocrastinator) (9-2) - One-paced type comes off a third-place finish at this distance on April 28th. Daughter of "Grey Memo" draws the rail and can factor with a ground-saving journey.