Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #1 (PEPPER MAGIC) (5-2) - He's been competitive in six of his last seven starts and enters today off a 3rd place finish here at this level and distance. Beaten only a length that afternoon, this stalker gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #2 (Call Me Soul) (3-1) - One run type drops back into a claimer following an even and non-threatening 4th place finish here at this distance facing tougher Feb. 7. Stretch runner had gone 3-2-1-0 prior to that when racing for a tag and is a late threat today.
3rd pick: #3 (Candy's Martini) (9-5) - He finished two lengths in back of 'Call Me Soul' Jan. 21, then rallied to win by a 'neck' racing for a $4,000 claiming price at the 3l condition March 2. 5yo runs first off an Isidro Tamayo claim, and that's a strong 33% (14 of 42) winning angle in 2018-19. A fast and/or contested pace would help his chances out.