Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #10 (RIPE) (2-1) - One of two entered by trainer Bob Diodoro and the pair race uncoupled. This gelding races first off a claim (20% angle from the barn) and is dropping in class while shortening up in distance. Competitive several times in sprints facing tougher, he gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #6 (Hidden Bamboo) (4-1) - The second from the Diodoro Barn, he's lightly raced, has early speed, and was competitive in two of three at Oaklawn before shipping here. Gelding runs of a private trainer switch and that's a 20% winning move for Diodoro.
3rd pick: #3 (Bartlett's Mark) (12-1) - Long shot has been on the sidelines since Oct 9 when he tired here while wide for a $50K tag. He takes a big drop in price and enters off a sharp half-mile breeze here May 10.
4th pick: #1 (Take Charge Jake) (9-2) - One of two making their debuts, he's been in steady training since mid-January and is from the barn of Rudy Rodriguez (16% first out). Three-year-old has the rail, Irad Ortiz Jr is aboard, and gelding need not be anything special to factor first out against this group.