Top pick: #2 (PETER CASTLEBOY) (3-1) - Colt races first off a re-claim by trainer Giuseppe Iadisernia and a subsequent 51 day freshening. Stalker is working steadily at Palm Meadows and has gone 2-0-1-1 here at this distance.
2nd pick: #1 (Standup Paddle) (5-2) - Lightly-raced and improving, he comes off a career best when he finished second here at this tag and trip on Feb. 5. Gelding was a length better than "Peter" that afternoon and is an obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (Trade Rumor) (5-1) - Long-time maiden enters in shape, is working fast, and runs first off a claim by veteran trainer Steve DiMauro. Four-year-old is moving back up in class, goes turf to dirt, and gelding by "Broken Vow" has been competitive in the past here on the dirt.
4th pick: #5 (Birds Gone Wild) (6-1) - Lightly-raced colt drops to a new low and switches back from turf-to-dirt. Four-year-old ran well here when facing tougher on the dirt Jan. 20 before running poorly in his latest on the grass. Price play.