Top pick: #5 (ZETTERHOLM) - The probable favorite rallied to finish second here at this level and distance in his first after coming here from Florida and joining the barn of Rick Dutrow. There's lots of speed types signed on to help his closing style out and Ramon Dominguez gets aboard. When riding for Dutrow the pair clicks at a 31% rate.
2nd pick: #1 (Pearl of Wisdom) - Stretch-out sprinter finished a solid fourth at this condition when sprinting in his debut Jan. 14. Colt was "bumped" at the break and his effort was a positive one. Trainer carlos Martin wins at a 23% rate second time out and this 3-year-old by "Bob and John" has the rail.
3rd pick: #4 (Wistful Wildcat) - Gelding raced evenly in his debut when he raced here in a sprint for $50K on a muddy surface on Jan. 12. Veteran trainer John Parisella has worked him twice since, and adds blinkers as he stretches this 3-year-old out in distance.