Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (PIAZZA DEL CAMPO) (7-2) - New York invader moves up in class for this attempt. Gelding has missed narrowly in his last pair on the grass racing for a $62,500 claiming price and has been training well locally since arriving from Aqueduct. Nicely spotted by Bill Mott, and I like this one's chances.
2nd pick: #1 (Adonis Creed) (6-1) - Price play is dropping in class and draws the rail for his first since Aug. 6. French bred has shown early speed in both starts and is training fast for his return. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #8 (Altruism) (3-1) - One of four making their debuts, grey colt by Belmont Stakes winner 'Union Rags' is from the barn of Chad Brown. He's worked five times at Palm Meadows since Dec. 3, and it's noted that Castellano is aboard.
4th pick: #11 (African Chief) (8-1) - Grey colt drops in class and goes dirt to grass in his second stat back from a seven-week freshening. He raced both wide and evenly going a mile on the local main track Dec. 17 and came back with a bullet half-mile breeze Dec. 29 at Palm Meadows.