Val Brinkerhoff has won with three of his first four starters at this meeting. The most recent was Arch Prince ($8.60) in the fifth race on Thursday. Brinkerhoff has an excellent chance to win the sixth race with Whoa Buddy (4).

Whoa Buddy was second in a $25,000 claimer for Cal-bred maidens at Pleasanton on June 17 when trained by Arnold Torres. Whoa Buddy joined Brinkerhoff's stable earlier this month and may have enough speed to be a factor in a race led by Air Jockey (5).