Top pick: #2 (REGIONS REWARD) - Stretch-out sprinter ships up from the Fair Grounds and will drop slightly in price and try a two-turn contest for the first time. Can take these wire-to-wire.
2nd pick: #4 (Poplar House) - Probable heavy favorite has the best overall form and has finished second in two of his four starts. Races today off a trainer switch and he could win this if he brings his best off a 2 1/2 month layoff.
3rd pick: #5 (Double Jump) - Well-bet here on Jan. 15 son of "Jump Start" raced evenly most of the race while wide and flattened out late. Trainer Tim Ice ("Summer Bird's" conditioner" has him put back-to-back starts together for the first time. Contender.