Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #9 (MARAUD) (3-1) - Veteran stakes performer was a G2 winner earlier in his career and is just $740 shy of going over the $500K mark in earnings. Down in class after finishing third here in a G3 Jan. 11, he's nicely spotted, and I give him a slight edge.
2nd pick: #4 (War Giant) (8-1) - Unraced since Sept. 13, he's racing off a trainer change to Saffie Joseph Jr. 38 of 116 (33%) off that angle. Speedy sort is working very fast for this attempt and is a threat to go gate-to-wire if he gets an uncontested lead in the first half-mile.
3rd pick: #5 (Projected) (7-2) - Veteran rallied to finish second of five, beaten a length here going 7.5 furlongs at this level Dec 11. Another stakes winner earlier in his career, he's an obvious contender in what looks like a three-horse win mix in today's finale.