Top pick: #4 (OLIVER RUSH) (3-1) - Lightly-raced gelding has the best early speed in this small field and will be cutting back in distance and dropping down to a new low in price. Three-year-old by "Congrats" tired last out after setting a quick and pressured pace going a mile for a $50K tag on Feb. 28 and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Sneaky Blowout) (2-1) - He runs off an 80 day freshening and will be dropping to a new low in price, switching back to the dirt, and shortening up in distance. In a winning barn (Mike Maker) and a major threat.
3rd pick: #6 (Supreme Privilege) (4-1) - Lightly-raced colt enters off a non-threatening third-place finish here at this tag going 6-furlongs on Feb. 23. It was his first off a Tony Sano claim and son of "Northern Fleet" draws a nice outside post in this small field.
4th pick: #5 (High Gauge) (12-1) - Longshot hasn't shown anything in a trio of starts facing better and has some changes today. "Hall of Famer" H. Allen Jerkens drops him to a new low, adds blinkers, switches him back to the dirt, and cuts him back a furlong. Don't just dismiss.