Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #1 (FIREBOLT) (8-1) - Price play set the pace before tiring at the head of the stretch racing here at this level going 8.5-furlongs Jan 22. He's moving from an outside post to the rail and trainer Danny Gargan is adding blinkers. Four-year-old has a shot at long odds.
2nd pick: #3 (Resolve) (6-5) - The morning line and probable favorite, gelding missed by a 'neck' here in the same last race as 'Firebolt.' Home bred was racing at this level for the first time and is an obvious win candidate at a short price.
3rd pick: #6 (Threes Are Wild) (9-5) - He exits the same Jan 22 local contest as both 'Firebolt' and 'Resolve.' He split that pair in what was his first ever racing on the dirt. It's a plus that Kendrick Carmouche stays aboard.
4th pick: #2 (Who Is the Giant) (8-1) - Not a serious win threat, but he enters off a career best figure and draws a nice post to save ground from. Can get a piece of this at potentially long odds.