Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (KUKULKAN) (6-5) - Mexico's 'Triple Crown' winner has won all 13 starts and in his last four wins has done so by an average of just over nine lengths. He worked fast here Nov. 22 and his connections have Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard.
2nd pick: #4 (El Salsero) (12-1) - A multiple stakes winner in his native Puerto Rico, he's won 9 of 16 there and has gone 3-1-2-0 at this demanding 9 furlong distance. Colt has plenty of early speed and his regular rider Edwin Castro is in for the mount.
3rd pick: #5 (Sol De Orion) (8-1) - Panamanian representative has won two stakes in a row there and both have come at this 9-furlong trip. Lasix, which is banned in that country is added, and that can make a big difference to horses with experience when administered for the first time.