Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #4 (FRONT RUN THE FED) (2-1) - Colt ships from Aqueduct where he missed by just under a length going 6 furlongs on the grass Nov. 2. Only his second start, he's from the barn of Chad Brown who has worked him four times at the Palm Meadows Center since he arrived in Florida. $300K purchase is stretching out in distance and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #8 (Onthewaytonevrland) (5-1) - Irish bred hasn't raced since finishing a pace-setting second when debuting in early April in a Keeneland dirt sprint. Bred for the grass, he's in the barn of Wesley Ward, 25% off of lengthy layoffs, 25% second time out, and 21% with horses on the turf for the first time. Working above average at Palm Meadows and a win candidate if ready.
3rd pick: #2 (Army Scout) (4-1) - Debuting son of 'War Front' is from the barn of Todd Pletcher (24% first time out). Colt breezed a bullet 5 furlongs from the gate Oct. 31 at Belmont and John Velazquez is aboard.
4th pick: #7 (Justcallmenorman) (8-1) - He was 3 lengths behind 'Front End Fed' sprinting on the Aqueduct turf Nov. 2. It was his best to date and this colt has been around two-turns in the past. Longshot has Javier Castellano aboard and must be left in the mix.