Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #2 (APACHE WARRIOR) (8-5) - The morning line and probable favorite, he comes off a career best effort Nov 27. Racing on the main surface at this distance, he was involved from start-to-finish while finishing second of eight, beaten just under a length. Barn drops him a notch and he's the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (Firebolt) (4-1) - Bred and owned by prominent trainer Dale Romans, this debuting colt is in the barn of Danny Gargan. Three-year-old has four straight impressive works on view and Gargan has his go-to jockey Kendrick Carmouche aboard.
3rd pick: #6 (My Tommy Boy) (7-2) - Speed/stalker has been freshened up since Oct 9. He returns a NEW gelding and is racing with blinkers on for the first time. He was only a 'neck' behind 'Apache Warrior' Aug 27 at Saratoga and is dangerous today with the important changes.
4th pick: #4 (Starago) (12-1) - No-speed type Ran a solid third here Dec 9 racing at this level. It seemed to come from out of the blue and believe that a small slice of this is his ceiling.