Top pick: #10 (MR ALGEBRA) (3-1) - Veteran is moving from turf to dirt and dropping just a bit in price for his first since Nov. 30th. He's never won on the dirt, but finished a solid second in late October for a $16K tag. Working nicely, in a top barn (Jorge Navarro), and gelding draws a nice outside post for this one-turn mile.
2nd pick: #5 (Rush Now) (9-2) - Speedy sort is dropping in class and shortening up to a one turn mile. Twelve time winner has back class and has a great record at this distance (12-6-3-0). A strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (All Keyed Up) (6-1) - He's gone 4-0-2-2 since dropping down to this claiming price. Veteran has a flexible style, and four of his five lifetime wins have come at this distance.
4th pick: #6 (Valid Concept) (4-1) - Gelding rallied strongly to miss by a 'neck' here at this level going 7-furlongs Jan. 24th. Nice effort and he has some back class in his resume. The additional furlong he travels today is in his favor.
5th pick: #3 (Master of Humor) (6-1) - Unraced since Dec. 21th, he has a new trainer (Marc Vitali 20% with new arrivals). This is a very tough group for the level and believe a small slice is his ceiling.