Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #2 (EASY SHOT) (5-2) - Colt moves down just a bit after rallying while wide to finish second going 6 furlongs here Nov 9 for a $100K price tag. It was his first following a 2.5-month freshening and he enters off a sharp half-mile work Nov. 24.
2nd pick: #1 (Platinum Nights) (3-1) - He showed good early speed before tiring late to finish third, a 1/2 length behind 'Easy Shot' Nov. 9. He takes the same drop as that rival, has the rail, and Mike Smith is aboard for the first time.
3rd pick: #5 (Reedley) (8-5) - Debuting colt is from the Baffert barn (40% first out) and he had him work well above average at Santa Anita Nov. 14 and 20th. $200,000 purchase runs for an $80K tag first out, so there is a negative involved.
4th pick: #7 (Red Valor) (15-1) - Longshot switches from turf to dirt drops down and is shortening up in distance. He worked a near bullet half-mile Nov. 14 at Santa Anita and think he's capable of getting a share at a big price.