Top pick: #3 (EARLY ARGUMENT) - Gelding finished a strong pace-setting/pressing second on Jan. 1 in his first on this circuit byt raced poorly last out from an outside post. Drops into a claimer for the first time and he's the horse to catch and beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Maggie's Prince) - Son of "Regal Classic" finished a distant second sprinting on Jan. 14 for $50K and has been freshened-up for the past two months. Working well for a good barn (Dom Galluscio) and he'll stretch-out in distance and have Dominguez climb aboard. Contender.
3rd pick: #8 (Eire's Run) - Working well for his first start since Feb. 5 and this Pletcher-trained gelding will also be dropping into a claimer for the first time. Stretch threat.