Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #8 (ASKED AND ANSWERED) (7-2) - He ships in from Tampa Bay Downs where he tired late to finish third at this level and distance Dec 3. Nice debut saw him make a strong middle move to reach the front before weakening in the last furlong. Home bred has worked twice since and trainer Jon Thomas has John Velazquez signed on.
2nd pick: #5 (Little Matt) (4-1) - Lightly-raced gelding is stretching out in distance and races on the grass both for the first time. Stretch runner has been competitive in both dirt sprints at this level with his only poor effort coming in a stakes here July 2.
3rd pick: #3 (He's the One) (2-1) - The morning line favorite, busy gelding has been competitive in four of his five starts on the turf. He just missed here at this distance facing $50K open claimers Dec 9 and is an obvious win candidate.
4th pick: #1 (Danny's Way) (10-1) - Home bred raced evenly while never involved when debuting in a dirt sprint at this level Nov 12. He was 5.5-lengths behind 'Little Matt' that afternoon and needs to step it up in his grass and two-turn debut.