Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (MY MAN SAM) (5-2) - One of two entered by trainer Chad Brown, and the pair race uncoupled. This colt looked great when rallying to break his maiden here by eight lengths racing at this distance Jan. 31st. Working fast for this attempt, he gets a slight edge in a stakes-quality small field.
2nd pick: #5 (Matt King Coal) (6-5) - Highly thought of by trainer Linda Rice, $250,000 colt has been on the sidelines since Oct. 29th. He destroyed a field going a mile at Belmont that day to get his maiden win. The 'figure' earned was massive for a then 2yo, and he's an obvious win candidate if ready.
3rd pick: #1 (Street Heat) (10-1) - The second of the Brown pair, he has early speed, and breaks from the rail. Expecting him to help set the pace and to make sure that no other runner 'steals' this.