Top pick: #3 (FRAT BOY) (6-1) - Price play is racing off a seven week break and is going dirt to turf and stretching out in distance. Claimed by Mike Maker for $50K in late November, he drops him under the purchase price. Bred for the grass and has a shot at a square price.
2nd pick: #12 (Southern Stroll) (3-1) - The probable favorite, he races first off a Jorge Navarro claim (a 32% winning angle), and he has leading rider Castellano aboard. Gelding just missed last out at this tag the day he was taken and is an obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (Super C Me) (5-2) - Speedy and lightly raced, he set a pressured pace before tiring slightly to miss by a length Feb. 20th. He was running for a $75K tag that afternoon and takes a big drop in class for this attempt. Colt should be involved from start-to-finish.
4th pick: #7 (Honors) (20-1) - Stretch out sprinter had a tough trip here going 5-furlongs at this level Jan. 25th. He was improving his turf form prior to that and can impact at what will be a very big price.