Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #2 (SANTIVA'S RIDE) (7-2) - Improving and lightly-raced, gelding missed by less than a length here at this tag and trip Feb. 10. It was his first race since Dec. 22 and first in a claimer. He breaks just of he rail and races with blinkers on.
2nd pick: #10 (Clearedfor Takeoff) (9-5) - One of four making their debuts, well bred colt cost $80,000 and runs first out for an $10,000 claiming price. Working fast, his trainer Tom Amoss is 16-for-50 (32%) at this meet and has won at a 23% rate with debuting stock over the past 14 months.
3rd pick: #9 (Tatumtown) (4-1) - Another making his first start, home bred colt worked a big bullet local half-mile Feb. 11. Trainer Joe Foster is 26-of-144 (18%) at the meet and this 3-year-old is dangerous if he runs to his a.m. drills.
4th pick: #8 (Certain Vow) (6-1) - Competitive in all six starts, he finished third here Feb. 10. Gelding was only 1.5 lengths behind 'Santiva's Ride' that day and is a big threat especially if the debuting runners don't have any talent.