Top pick: #4 (JADE RIVER) - Colt by "Birdonthewire" was well-bet in his debut sprinting here a month ago and finished a non-threatening third after being away slowly and being "bumped" during the running. Trainer Ron Ellis will stretch him out today (a 24% winning move) and he's solid second time out(25%). Four-year-old meets a weak field and is the top selection.
2nd pick: #5 (Catona) - He just missed last out racing for $30K and will move back up in class to face special weights. That narrow loss on Feb. 17 was his first on real dirt and he liked it just fine. Major player today.
3rd pick: #2 (Crispy Corey) - His best race ever came sprinting here when he set a fast pace and held to finish 3rd on Dec. 27 in his only start on real dirt. Working fine, stretches-out, and is very dangerous on the front-end.