Top pick: #1 (MR SPOKANE) (9-2) - Price play has improved of late and was a winner here at this tag and trip on Feb. 23 to clear the 2l condition. Lightly-raced gelding ran a career best that day and draws the ground saving rail. Can take another at square odds.
2nd pick: #8 (Chase Man) (7-2) - The morning-line favorite, lightly raced 4-year-old was an impressive winner at this tag and distance on Jan. 15 to get clear the previous condition. Gelding tired last out facing tougher on the grass and will drop back down and moves from turf to dirt. A very strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #6 (Latin Coffee) (6-1) - Cal.-bred raced evenly here for a $10K tag on the grass last out, and in his previous race he won here at this tag and trip. Stalker fits with this group and can factor with his best.
4th pick: #4 (Tapit's Wildcat) (4-1) - Strong finisher rallied from far back to just miss getting up racing at this mile distance and claiming price on Feb. 7. Solid effort came first off a Phil Hartman claim and he'll be closing fast again today.