Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (DIVINE ARMOR) (3-1) - A son of 'Include', he sold for $250,000 this past March as a 2yo in training. He rallied to finish 3rd debuting here Oct 26 going 6.5 furlongs. It was a fine first attempt that was won by 'Thousand Words' who scored in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) Dc 7. Trainer John Sadler has worked him a half-dozen times locally since Nov 16, stretches him out in distance, and Joel Rosario is aboard.
2nd pick: #5 (Tizamagician) (2-1) - This colt has finished 2nd in four of five starts with the last three of those placings coming at this level and mile distance. The morning line favorite, he's a very obvious win candidate at a short price.
3rd pick: #9 (Much More Halo) (7-2) - Speedy colt from the Baffert barn has been competitive in both starts on the grass. He missed by a /2 length going a mile on the Del Mar infield Nov 10 and trainer Bob Baffert switches him to the dirt for this attempt.
4th pick: #4 (Snap Chat) (4-1) - This son of ;Into Mischief' sold for $1,200,000 as a yearling back in Sep of 2018. He checked in an even 4th debuting in a Del Mar sprint Nov 23 and will be stretching out in distance for today's assignment. Barn removes his blinkers and it's an obvious plus that Mike Smith sticks with him.