Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #8 (RAGTIME BLUES) (3-1) - This $500,000 son of 'Union Rags' has been training fast for his first since finishing 2nd debuting for Bob Baffert Sept. 21 at Los Alamitos. Barn had a similar looking type romp home this past Sunday, and this colt gets top billing.
2nd pick: #1 (Backshot) (8-1) - Longshot tired after setting a swift and pressured pace debuting Aug. 31 at Del Mar. $350,000 2yo purchase is working fast, has the rail, and runs first off a trainer change to Peter Miller, a 22% winning angle during 2019-20.
3rd pick: #4 (Golden Notion) (4-1) - Stalker has gone 4-0-1-3 so far and is racing second back off a long layoff. 4yo finished a pace-chasing 3rd here at this level and distance March 21 in his first since June 2 and runs today with blinkers on, a 32% winning angle from trainer Brad Cox.
4th pick: #10 (Derby Date) (9-2) - Another 4yo, he rallied from close range to finish 2nd at this level and distance April 5, a contest where the winner went gate-to-wire. Once promising colt is racing into shape after returning from a 14-month layoff Jan. 25 and runs today with blinkers on. In the mix.